221  
FNUS75 KFGZ 201953  
FWSFGZ  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORTON...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ  
1253 PM MST FRI DEC 20 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MST ON DECEMBER 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ  
   
DISCUSSION  
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.  
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO UPSLOPE (SOUTHWESTERLY) BY LATE MORNING EACH  
DAY AND TURN DOWNSLOPE (NORTHEASTERLY) OVERNIGHT.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 15 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NEARLY CALM, OR LIGHT NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH  
THROUGH 1000L. THEN SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.  
LAL.................1.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD.  
CLEARING INDEX......411.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33 TO 35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH  
DEVELOPING AFTER SUNSET.  
LAL.................1.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
MIN VENT RATE.......POOR.  
CLEARING INDEX......1.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 KNOTS.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 18 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NEARLY CALM, OR LIGHT NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH  
THROUGH 1000L. THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.  
LAL.................1.  
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME  
DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.  
MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD.  
CLEARING INDEX......622.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
AROUND 15 KNOTS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
DECREASING TO AROUND 5 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=34.3694&LON=-111.0561&CLAT=34.3694&CLON=-111.0561  
 
 
FORECASTER...PETERSON  
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM DUDLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2428837.0/FGZ  
.DELDT 12/20/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WILLIAM.DUDLEY@USDA.GOV  
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