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FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKINNER FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
541 AM MST FRI AUG 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2000 MST ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FIRE SITE
THROUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD. AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED...BUT SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ANY CRITICAL VALUES.
LACK OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER WILL MAKE FOR LARGE DIURNAL
RANGES...WITH LOW MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE DAY AND DECENT
RECOVERY AT NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 15 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH BY
                    LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (180700 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 TO 80 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......EVENING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 4 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (200 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 17 PERCENT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY
                    LATE MORNING.
LAL.................1.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (184600 KNOT-FT).
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PETERSON
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL SEDGEMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.SKINN.01/FGZ