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Issued by NWS Flagstaff, AZ

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Spot Forecast for Sheep Spring...USFS
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
531 PM MST Sat Aug 23 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MST on August 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the
National Weather Service in Flagstaff, AZ

.DISCUSSION...Showers and thunderstorms are expected each day
Scattered activity will begin around noon on Sunday. The primary
hazards near storms are brief downpours, lightning, and small hail.
Also, expect outflow winds with erratic wind shifts and gusts 25
to 35 mph from any nearby storms. Activity should begin to ramp
down after 8 pm, however isolated showers remain possible
overnight. Higher coverage of showers and thunderstorms are
expected near the Sheep Spring Fire by Monday.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Chance of showers and
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......50 percent.
Max temperature.....85 to 87.
Min humidity........25 to 30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 4 to 8 mph until 11 am,
                    shifting southwest to west 5 to 10 mph. Gusty
                    and erratic winds near thunderstorms.
Max Vent Rate.......Excellent.
Clearing Index......1096.
Mixing height.......10200 ft AGL in the morning increasing to 11300
                    ft AGL late in the afternoon, then decreasing
                    to 1200 ft AGL late in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 10 knots shifting to the southwest
                    in the afternoon.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
                    evening, then slight chance of showers
                    overnight
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Min temperature.....56 to 58.
Max humidity........65 to 75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph until 8 pm, then
                    north winds 3 to 6 mph overnight.
                    Gusty and erratic winds near thunderstorms.
Min Vent Rate.......Poor.
Clearing Index......2.
Mixing height.......100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 0 to 5 knots.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Showers and thunderstorms likely in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Max temperature.....84 to 86.
Min humidity........30 to 35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 3 to 6 mph until 11 am, shifting
                    west 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    near thunderstorms.
Max Vent Rate.......Very good.
Clearing Index......826.
Mixing height.......10600 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 5 to 10 knots.

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=34.2985&lon=-110.7939&clat=34.2985&clon=-110.7939

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Forecaster...LEWANDOWSKI
Requested by...Matt Kilford
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520533.0/FGZ
.DELDT 08/23/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL matthew.kilford@usda.gov