Fri May 17 08:03:34 EDT 2024

 Southwest Mountains/Gila NF/Apache NF/GLZ-
603 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). 
* Max temperature..... 
*    Above 7500 ft....68-73. 
*    Below 7500 ft....77-82. 
*    24 hr trend......10 degrees warmer. 
* Min humidity........ 
*    Above 7500 ft....14-18 percent. 
*    Below 7500 ft....13-17 percent. 
*    24 hr trend......21 percent drier. 
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. 
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 16 mph. 
* Chc of precip.......0. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines index........6. 
* Mixing height.......11200 ft AGL increasing to 14000 ft AGL in 
                      the afternoon. 
* Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 knots. 
* Vent category.......Excellent (184000 knot-ft). 

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (30-40 percent). 
* Min temperature..... 
*    Above 7500 ft....45-50. 
*    Below 7500 ft....51-56. 
*    24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. 
* Max humidity........ 
*    Above 7500 ft....41-46 percent. 
*    Below 7500 ft....36-41 percent. 
*    24 hr trend......21 percent drier. 
* 20-foot winds.......West winds 10 to 15 mph. 
* 10000 ft MSL winds..Northwest 18 mph. 
* Chc of precip.......0. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines index........6. 

.SATURDAY...
* Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (15-25 percent). 
* Max temperature..... 
*    Above 7500 ft....72-77. 
*    Below 7500 ft....81-86. 
* Min humidity........ 
*    Above 7500 ft....11-13 percent. 
*    Below 7500 ft....10-12 percent. 
* 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the 
                      southwest in the afternoon. 
* 10000 ft MSL winds..West 16 mph. 
* Chc of precip.......0. 
* LAL.................1. 
* Haines index........6. 
* Mixing height.......10400-12300 ft AGL. 
* Transport winds.....West around 15 knots. 
* Vent category.......Excellent (177400 knot-ft). 


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
70s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.