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Spot Forecast for Bluebird Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
426 AM MST Thu Aug 20 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MST on August 20.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the
National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ

.DISCUSSION...Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to
develop during Thursday afternoon and could last up until midnight.
Storm motion is to the southwest or west. Winds west 5-10 mph,
switch to the northeast 5-10 mph during the evening. Outflow
winds from thunderstorms may make for gusty and erratic winds up
to 40 mph. On Friday thunderstorms are expected to develop on the
higher terrain northeast of the fire during the afternoon, but
storm motion will be more to the northwest. This may keep storms
from developing over the fire area but outflow winds from the
northeast up to 40 mph may still move through the area.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Chance lightning....10 percent increasing to 20 percent in the
                    afternoon.
Max temperature.....98-102.
Min humidity........22-26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........W 5-10 mph, switching to NE 5-10 mph around 4-5pm.
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max Vent Rate.......Fair.
Clearing Index......325.
Mixing height.......8100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 knots shifting to the south
                    in the late morning and afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Chance lightning....40 percent decreasing to 10 percent overnight.
Min temperature.....75-79.
Max humidity........52-56 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........NE 5-10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Min Vent Rate.......Poor.
Clearing Index......4.
Mixing height.......100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 5 to 10 knots.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Chance lightning....0 percent.
Max temperature.....99-103.
Min humidity........18-22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........SW 5-10 mph after 11am.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent.
Clearing Index......1365.
Mixing height.......8600 ft AGL in the morning increasing to 12900
                    ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 5 knots shifting to the south late
                    in the morning, then shifting to the west in
                    the afternoon.


A weather forecast table for your SPOT location is linked.
The information provided by this site is for planning purposes only
and is not intended to substitute information provided by an official
National Weather Service SPOT forecast.
https://weather.gov/dlh/fwd?lat=33.8748&lon=-111.2274&clat=33.8748&clon=-111.2274

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Forecaster...BERNHART
Requested by...Scott Brainard
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619994.1/FGZ
.DELDT 08/20/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL scott.brainard@usda.gov