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Spot Forecast for Sawmill...USFS
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
231 PM MST Tue May 28 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MST on May 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the
National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ

.DISCUSSION...Dry, warm weather the next few days with breezy
southwest winds each day. Wednesday looks to have the stronger
winds with afternoon gusts nearing 25 mph. Thursday will be
slightly warmer with winds somewhat subsiding.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....74 to 75.
Min humidity........10 to 12 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 8 to 10 mph, gusts 15
                    to 20 mph, peaking near 25 mph. Gusts will
                    begin to weaken after 6pm.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent.
Clearing Index......1764.
Mixing height.......10700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 knots.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....46 to 47.
Max humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest winds at 3 to 6 mph, becoming
                    more westerly overnight before sunrise.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Min Vent Rate.......Poor.
Clearing Index......1.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 5 to 10 knots decreasing to around 0 knots
                    after 3 am.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....76 to 78.
Min humidity........11 to 13 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds in the early morning becoming west-
                    southwest at 5 to 7 mph with occasional gusts of
                    13 to 18 mph from late morning into the afternoon.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........6 or high potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent.
Clearing Index......1586.
Mixing height.......12100 ft AGL in the morning increasing to 14900
                    ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest 5 to 10 knots.

$$
Forecaster...MAZON
Requested by...Cory Ball
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2415224.0/FGZ
.DELDT 05/28/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL cory.ball@usda.gov