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SPOT FORECAST FOR 152...MCGRATH AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1259 PM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1233 AKDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MORE MOIST AND STABLE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY AS THE
SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH SHIFTS NORTH...AND THEREFORE THE FOCUS OF
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHIFTS NORTH AS WELL...HOWEVER...AFTERNOON
HEATING WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR SOME
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO BE EMBEDDED IN THE SHOWERS.

WINDS SHOULD BEGIN PICKING UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND
PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................22 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...FV COLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090612.152__.01/AFG