FNAK79 PAFG 170306 FWSAFG SPOT FORECAST FOR SMALL ARMS RANGE...BLM-AFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 706 PM AKDT SAT MAY 16 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT MONDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER THE INTERIOR FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS. THE GENERAL WIND FLOW SUNDAY WILL BE LIGHT EAST SO SURFACE WINDS AT THE SITE IN THE AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH THE VALLEY WIND INFLUENCE. WARMER AND STILL VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY...WITH A LIGHT SOUTH GENERAL WIND FLOW. THIS WILL ALLOW THE NORMAL AFTERNOON VALLEY WIND SEQUENCE TO DOMINATE THEN. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3-7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 2200. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 1-5 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTHWEST AFTER 1800. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5-10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...RICHMOND REQUESTED BY...DOLLARD JAKE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090517.SMALL.01/AFG