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Spot Forecast for Crater Sinks Rx...USFS Coconino National Forest
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
427 AM MST Wed Jan 22 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 MST on January 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the
National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ

.DISCUSSION...Very dry conditions expected to continue, with minimum RH values
15% or less today and Thursday. Look for north-northeast winds today, generally less than
15 mph, but brief gusts possible near 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds will slightly decrease
overnight, but shift more easterly. Around sunrise on Thursday, winds will quickly
ramp up out of the northeast between 15-20 mph. Winds gusts possible near 30 mph throughout
late Thursday morning/early afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....48-52 degrees.
Min humidity........5-10 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North-Northeast winds 5 to 12 mph. Wind gusts near 20 mph
                    possible between 1300-1900.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good.
Clearing Index......739.
Mixing height.......6700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 10 knots.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....2-8 degrees.
Max humidity........50-30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East-northeast winds around 10 mph, increasing after 0500.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Min Vent Rate.......Poor.
Clearing Index......4.
Mixing height.......100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 knots.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....35-40 degrees.
Min humidity........10-15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 15-20 mph, decreasing after 5 PM. Wind gusts
                    possible near 30 mph between 0900-1500.
LAL.................1.
Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated
                    fire growth.
Max Vent Rate.......Good.
Clearing Index......521.
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 15 to 20 knots decreasing to around
                    10 knots late 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://www.weather.gov/dlh/fwd?lat=35.0883&lon=-111.8211&clat=35.0883&clon=-111.8211

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Forecaster...KONIECZNY
Requested by...Cantene Coker
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2501018.0/FGZ
.DELDT 01/22/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL keith.lemcke@usda.gov,cantene.coker@usda.gov