FNUS75 KFGZ 120254
FWSFGZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTLE...NKNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
754 PM MST SUN AUG 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1930 MST ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE SOUTHWEST
UNITED STATES. HOWEVER...ANOTHER WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE SWINGING
ACROSS CALIFORNIA WILL TURN THE FLOW MORE SOUTHWESTERLY OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS ACROSS THE KAIBAB PLATEAU. THE NET RESULT WILL BE MAINLY
DRY CONDITIONS WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM ON MONDAY
WITH NO STORMS OR SHOWERS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING CLEAR. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......DOWN SLOPE/DOWN VALLEY 1 TO 3 MPH UNTIL 0900...
                    BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 11900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MCCOLLUM
REQUESTED BY...DAVE ROBINSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130811.CASTL.01/FGZ