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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ
633 FNUS75 KFGZ 131809 FWSFGZ 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. $$ Forecaster...STUBBLEFIELD Requested by...E-5268 Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2420065.1/FGZ .DELDT 08/13/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL azsdc@firenet.gov