FNUS75 KFGZ 101903
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PROSPECT FIRE...TCA BIA AZ-TCA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
1203 PM MST SAT AUG 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1215 MST ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST TO FLOW ALOFT WILL COVER FAR WESTERN ARIZONA AND THIS
FIRE SITE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. AFTERNOON WINDS THIS WEEKEND WILL
HAVE A GUSTY CHARACTER. LOOK FOR POOR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (247200 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......2472.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
                    KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTS O 30 MPH
                    THROUGH SUNSET.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (4300 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......43.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    UP TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (185100 KNOT-FT).
CLEARING INDEX......1851.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 12900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...41
REQUESTED BY...ANN HAS THE PIPE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130810.PROSP.01/FGZ