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SPOT FORECAST FOR CANVASBACK LAKE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1232 AM AKDT SUN MAY 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0002 AKDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS WELL
SOUTH IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL PRODUCE A NORTHEAST FLOW
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT THAT WILL WEAKEN ON MONDAY. A FEW WIND GUSTS
TO 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CLOUDS
WILL LIKELY BUILD UP IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE UPLANDS TO THE SOUTH
WHERE THERE MAYBE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BUT THE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE FIRE.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY...HOWEVER...THE WIND
IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER THAN TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER 1200. GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FEET RISING TO 8000 FT BY 1200.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    UNTIL 2100...THEN DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 MPH BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST DIMINISHING TO 10 MPH.

.MEMORIAL DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................6.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...BILL CRAMMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090524.CANVA.01/AFG