Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
906 FNUS75 KFGZ 010959 FWSFGZ Spot Forecast for Whiting RX...USFS National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 259 AM MST Wed May 1 2024 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MST on May 01. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ. .DISCUSSION... *Mild and dry weather continues for today and Thursday. Expect breezy west winds each afternoon resulting in excellent smoke ventilation. *Light winds, under 10 mph, are expected overnight with moderate humidity recovery likely. *Long Range Outlook: A warming and drying trend persists for Friday and Saturday with daytime temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above average. Westerly winds remain breezy, 15 to 25 mph, each afternoon, becoming strong with gusts of 40 to 50 mph on Sunday. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....65-68. Min humidity........14-16 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10-15 mph with occasional gusts of up to 25 mph by 1200 MST. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Max Vent Rate.......Excellent. Clearing Index......1877. Mixing height.......8800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West-southwest around 10 mph increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....33-36. Max humidity........60-64 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 4-8 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Min Vent Rate.......Poor. Clearing Index......7. Mixing height.......50-100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of pcpn......65-68. Min humidity........12-15 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8-12 mph with gusts of up to 20 mph by 1200 MST. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Max Vent Rate.......Excellent. Clearing Index......1469. Mixing height.......11000 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 10 to 20 mph. $$ Forecaster...LAGUARDIA Requested by...Nathan Maurer Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2412718.1/FGZ .DELDT 05/01/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL Nathan.maurer@usda.gov,Thomas.lopez@usda.gov,nathan.maurer@usda.gov,Brent.corkish@usda.gov,Dustie.aylor@usda.gov,Naomi.corkish@usda.gov,Travis.thompson@usda.gov,Jesse.hurtado@usda.gov