Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
161 FNUS75 KFGZ 230128 FWSFGZ Spot Forecast for Wildcat Fire...USFS National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 628 PM MST Wed May 22 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 MST on May 22. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ .DISCUSSION...Warm and dry weather will continue through the end of the week. Winds will continue to decrease through the evening/overnight hours tonight. Look for southwest winds to increase around 11 AM MST tomorrow, gusting near 20 mph. Winds will once again become lighter overnight tomorrow. Similar conditions are expected on Friday, with breezy afternoon winds. Minimum RH values will range between 10-15% each afternoon. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....50-55 degrees. Max humidity........34-37 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming light and variable after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Min Vent Rate.......Poor. Clearing Index......2. Mixing height.......0 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 knots. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....81-85. Min humidity........10-15 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest 10-15 mph in the afternoon. Wind gusts near 20 mph throughout the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Max Vent Rate.......Very good. Clearing Index......928. Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 5 to 10 knots shifting to the southwest around 15 knots in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....50-55 degrees. Max humidity........45-50 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming light and variable after midnight. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Min Vent Rate.......Poor. Clearing Index......1. Mixing height.......0 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 5 to 10 knots shifting to the south overnight, then shifting to the east after 3 am. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....83-88. Min humidity........10-15 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest 10-15 mph in the afternoon. Wind gusts near 20 mph throughout the afternoon. LAL.................1. Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Max Vent Rate.......Excellent. Clearing Index......2305. Mixing height.......9200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 knots increasing to south 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon, then shifting to the southwest around 25 knots late in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...KONIECZNY Requested by...Carrie Dennett Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2414962.0/FGZ .DELDT 05/22/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL carrie_dennett@firenet.gov