Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ

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SPOT FORECAST FOR FAUGHT RIDGE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
705 AM MST WED MAY 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0648 MST ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
TODAY BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO
NORTHERN ARIZONA AND THE WILDFIRE SITE. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WINDS
CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES TO THE EAST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 19 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    10 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 12 PCT.
WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...DB
REQUESTED BY...MANUAL DOHKOSHAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130515.FAUGH.01/FGZ
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