Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
766 FNUS75 KFGZ 170850 FWSFGZ Spot Forecast for Sayer Fire...USFS National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ 150 AM MST Mon Jun 17 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MST on June 17. If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...Critical fire weather conditions expected today with near-single digit RH and gusty southwest winds. Winds will begin to increase after 0900, with the strongest gusts expected this afternoon and early this evening. Winds should begin to subside after 1900, becoming light overnight. Winds shift westerly on Tuesday, but remain breezy along with slightly increased RH values. Dry weather with seasonable temperatures is otherwise expected through Tuesday. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....81-83 degrees. Min humidity........10-12 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Max Vent Rate.......Excellent. Clearing Index......3463. Mixing height.......10300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 25 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 35 knots in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Min temperature.....45-47 degrees. Max humidity........44-47 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........5 or moderate potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Min Vent Rate.......Poor. Clearing Index......7. Mixing height.......100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 knots decreasing to around 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....79-81 degrees. Min humidity........15-17 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 15 mph, gusts up to 20 mph. LAL.................1. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Max Vent Rate.......Excellent. Clearing Index......2016. Mixing height.......10300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. $$ Forecaster...HUMPHREYS Requested by...Andrew Giralt Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416276.1/FGZ .DELDT 06/17/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL andrewgiralt714@gmail.com,andrew.giralt@usda.gov