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SPOT FORECAST FOR 152...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
458 PM AKDT WED JUN 10 2009

CORRECTED TONIGHT

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1626 AKDT ON JUNE 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS SOUTH OF THE FIRE. THE RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY
BREAK DOWN THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LOW APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST.
CONDITIONS MAY BECOME CRITICAL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
AS THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT.
THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE
UPPER TROUGH PUSHES THROUGH. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
BE AS LOW ON FRIDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE UPPER TROUGH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MAINLY CLEAR WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS (20-30 PERCENT)
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT...BUT NEAR 40 PERCENT AT 3000 FT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    THROUGH 2100...THEN NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNSHINE THROUGH HIGH CLOUDS (25-50 PERCENT)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................ZERO.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...PAUL PELLIGRINI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090610.152__.02/AFG