Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
881 FNUS75 KFGZ 131256 FWSFGZ Spot Forecast for Wallow West Unit 4...USFS National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 556 AM MST Mon May 13 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MST on May 13. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ .DISCUSSION...Slight warming and surface drying is expected today and Tuesday with light winds. Isolated afternoon showers could develop over the White Mountain area...with a slight chance of one producing rain on the burn area. Winds will generally be light unless a shower develops near the burn and produces erratic outflow gusts. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly sunny. Slight chance of afternoon showers. Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Max temperature.....67 to 70. Min humidity........17 to 20 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 5 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Max Vent Rate.......Excellent. Clearing Index......1270. Mixing height.......12300 ft AGL in the morning increasing to 14100 ft AGL late in the morning. Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 knots. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....40 to 43. Max humidity........50 to 55 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph shifting to the north overnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low 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 shifting to the north overnight. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny early...becoming partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Chance of pcpn......30 percent. Max temperature.....68 to 71. Min humidity........16 to 19 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Max Vent Rate.......Excellent. Clearing Index......2005. Mixing height.......13100 ft AGL in the morning increasing to 14300 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....East around 5 knots shifting to the southwest 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. $$ Forecaster...STUBBLEFIELD Requested by...Christina Brannon Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2413640.2/FGZ .DELDT 05/13/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL christina.brannon@usda.gov