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SPOT FORECAST FOR BROKEN SNOWSHOE...MCGRATH AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
328 PM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1515 AKDT ON JUNE 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WEAKENING TONIGHT...ALLOWING
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RH VALUES. A SECONDARY HIGH IS
EXPECTED TO BUILD IN FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL
WEAKEN SLIGHTLY ON THURSDAY...AGAIN BRINGING WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A FRONT MOVING NORTH FROM A SYSTEM ALONG
THE ALEUTIANS LOOKS TO BE VERY DRY...BUT COULD CAUSE GUSTY WINDS
AS IT PASSES ON THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...DAVID LEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090609.BROKE.01/AFG