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Spot Forecast for Burke Mountain...Ft. Apache
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
1109 AM MST Tue Aug 13 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1200 MST on August 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the
National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ

.DISCUSSION...Moisture will remain over the fire area today with
scattered showers and thunderstorms moving from southwest to northeast.
Southwest winds around 10 MPH will continue into this evening. Drier air
will move over the area on Wednesday with only a few clouds expected.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......40 percent.
Max temperature.....82 to 85.
Min humidity........33 to 36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 MPH. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
LAL.................3.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent.
Clearing Index......1497.
Mixing height.......10400 ft AGL in the morning increasing to 12300
                    ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West 0 to 5 knots shifting to the southwest in
                    the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Min temperature.....57 to 60.
Max humidity........77 to 80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 MPH in the evening becoming
                    light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
LAL.................2.
Haines Index........3 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Min Vent Rate.......Poor.
Clearing Index......2.
Mixing height.......100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 0 to 5 knots shifting to the
                    southeast around 5 knots after 3 am.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....84 to 87.
Min humidity........25 to 28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 MPH.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........2 or very low potential for large plume
                    dominated fire growth.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good.
Clearing Index......820.
Mixing height.......11100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 knots shifting to the west
                    late in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...STUBBLEFIELD
Requested by...E-5268
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/13/24
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.EMAIL azsdc@firenet.gov