283  
FNUS75 KFGZ 220836  
FWSFGZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUEBIRD FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ  
136 AM MST SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MST ON AUGUST 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ  
   
DISCUSSION  
LOOK FOR MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS WITH  
JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON  
AND EVENING. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES REMAINING HOT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
CHANCE LIGHTNING....0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....101 TO 104.  
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 18 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH UNTIL 8:00 AM SHIFTING TO  
WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD.  
CLEARING INDEX......760.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 15200  
FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE LIGHTNING....10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 79.  
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR.  
CLEARING INDEX......3.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A STRAY SHOWER OR  
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE LIGHTNING....10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....100 TO 103.  
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 20 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT.  
CLEARING INDEX......1226.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 13600  
FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO  
2400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 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://WEATHER.GOV/DLH/FWD?LAT=33.8748&LON=-111.2274&CLAT=33.8748&CLON=-111.2274  
 
 
FORECASTER...MCCOLLUM  
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BRAINARD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619994.3/FGZ  
.DELDT 08/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SCOTT.BRAINARD@USDA.GOV  
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