918 FNUS75 KFGZ 151057 CCA FWSFGZ SPOT FORECAST FOR MCRACKEN EAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 355 AM MST WED OCT 15 2014 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 MST ON OCTOBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND HIGH CLOUDS TO ARIZONA TODAY. A DRY WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH ABOVE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 68. MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 23 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD (85000 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......850. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 40. MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 68 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING LIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. MIN VENT RATE.......POOR (400 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......4. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 68. MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 25 PCT. WINDS (20 FT).......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW. MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD (44000 KNOT-FT). CLEARING INDEX......440. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 KNOTS. $$ FORECASTER...STUBBLEFIELD REQUESTED BY...AZ-WDC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20141014.MCRAC.02/FGZ