FNUS75 KFGZ 101025 CCA
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER...NPS GRCA/NFS KNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
324 AM MST SAT AUG 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1918 MST ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE FIRE SITE TODAY.
OCCASIONALLY GUSTY 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. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BRING SOME CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE SITE ON SUNDAY.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...A FEW CLOUDS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 12 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                    6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (204600 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......2046.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (1700 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......17.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. A FEW CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 18 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 TO
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (113600 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1136.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 12100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...DAVE ROBINSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130809.COOPE.01/FGZ