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Spot Forecast for Wallow West Unit 4...USFS
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
400 AM MST Fri May 17 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MST on May 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the
National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ

.DISCUSSION...Look for dry conditions with light westerly breezes
during the day. Light to moderate downslope/down valley flow
developing at night.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds until 11 AM becoming West at 5 to 10 mph.
                    A few afternoon gust to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent.
Clearing Index......1684.
Mixing height.......13300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 10 to 15 knots.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 41.
Max humidity........55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light west to southwest winds at 5 mph until 11:00 PM
                    then downslope/down valley flow at 2 to 4 mph developing.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Min Vent Rate.......Poor.
Clearing Index......0.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 5 to 10 knots shifting to the northwest
                    around 0 knots overnight.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds at 2 to 4 mph until 8:00 AM
                    becoming southwest at 5 to 10 mph. A few afternoon gusts
                    to 20 mph.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent.
Clearing Index......1731.
Mixing height.......11600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20
                    knots in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...MCCOLLUM
Requested by...Christina Brannon
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2413640.6/FGZ
.DELDT 05/17/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL christina.brannon@usda.gov