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Spot Forecast for Dotson Pond...BIA Navajo Region
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
559 PM MST Fri Apr 12 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 MST on April 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the
National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ

.DISCUSSION...Expect southerly winds to decrease after 2000,
with light winds overnight. On Saturday, southerly wind speeds
be lower than today, with light afternoon gusts to around 15 mph.
Otherwise, expect very little clouds and Saturday afternoon
humidity below 15%. Heads up, a round of strong south-southwest
winds is likely on Sunday.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....41-45.
Max humidity........45-50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South 10 to 15 mph with gusts 15 to 25 mph,
                    becoming south-southwest 4-8 mph after 2000.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Min Vent Rate.......Poor.
Clearing Index......5.
Mixing height.......100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 knots decreasing to around 5
                    knots overnight.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....73-77.
Min humidity........10-14 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Variable 3-6 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph
                    with gusts to 15 mph after 1000.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent.
Clearing Index......1242.
Mixing height.......9100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 10 to 15 knots.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....39-43.
Max humidity........45-50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph,
                    becoming variable 4-8 mph after 2200.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Min Vent Rate.......Poor.
Clearing Index......19.
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 15 to 20 knots decreasing to around 10
                    knots overnight.

A weather forecast table for your SPOT location is linked.
The information provided by this site is for planning purposes only
and is not intended to substitute information provided by an official
National Weather Service SPOT forecast.
https://www.weather.gov/dlh/fwd?lat=36.1394&lon=-111.244&clat=36.1394&clon=-111.244

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Forecaster...RICKEY
Requested by...Tanya Smith
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2410577.0/FGZ
.DELDT 04/12/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL tanya.smith@bia.gov


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