440  
FNUS75 KFGZ 070922  
FWSFGZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PAYSON RX_PAYSON HELIBASE PILES...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ  
222 AM MST WED JAN 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON JANUARY 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A COUPLE OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE SITE, THE  
FIRST ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT AND THE SECOND FOR  
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING. APPROXIMATELY 0.50"-0.75" OF  
PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST DURING THIS PERIOD, WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW  
(<1") POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN HIGH, WITH LIGHT  
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY, BECOMING GUSTY FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST  
ON THURSDAY.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT AROUND NOON, HUMIDITY RISING ABOVE  
85 PERCENT BY MID AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST  
5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX VENT RATE.......MARGINAL.  
CLEARING INDEX......150.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 KNOTS.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR.  
CLEARING INDEX......28.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS, MIXING WITH SNOW BY  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44.  
MIN HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST  
AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND  
20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR.  
CLEARING INDEX......260.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15  
KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND 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=34.2675&LON=-111.2387&CLAT=34.2675&CLON=-111.2387  
 

 
FORECASTER...JOHNDROW  
REQUESTED BY...TOM STEVENS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528404.0/FGZ  
.DELDT 01/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL THOMAS.STEVENS@USDA.GOV  
 
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