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Spot Forecast for Basin FIre...USFS
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
509 AM MST Mon Jun 16 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MST on June 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the
National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ

.DISCUSSION...Near critical to critical fire weather conditions expected today
and Tuesday due to extremely dry conditions and elevated winds. Look for
southwest winds 5-15 mph, gusting near 25-30 mph this afternoon, becoming
more westerly on Tuesday with gusts near 35 mph. Winds Monday night into
Tuesday morning look to remain elevated out of the southwest near 10-15 mph.
Lighter winds look to return on Wednesday, but minimum RH values will remain
below 10% through the end of the week. Additional fire weather concerns
forecast towards the end of the week due to elevated winds returning.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Areas of smoke through the day.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....82-87 degrees.
Min humidity........5-10 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 5-10 mph increasing to
                    around 15 mph after 1300. Wind gusts near 25-30 mph
                    possible throughout the afternoon.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent.
Clearing Index......2638.
Mixing height.......9300 ft AGL in the morning increasing to 13700
                    ft AGL late in the morning.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 knots increasing to around
                    20 knots in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear. Areas of smoke in the evening.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....40-45 degrees.
Max humidity........32-38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 10-15 mph.
Min Vent Rate.......Poor.
Clearing Index......7.
Mixing height.......100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10 to 15 knots.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Areas of smoke in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....80-85 degrees.
Min humidity........5-10 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest winds around 15-20 mph with gusts to
                    around 35 mph.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent.
Clearing Index......2314.
Mixing height.......9800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 20 to 25 knots.

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://www.weather.gov/dlh/fwd?lat=35.4615&lon=-111.8167&clat=35.4615&clon=-111.8167

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Forecaster...KONIECZNY
Requested by...Danny Mauz
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2515956.2/FGZ
.DELDT 06/16/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL murray.rosengarten@usda.gov,daniel.mauz@usda.gov