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SPOT FORECAST FOR DILLINGER FIRE  182...MCGRATH AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
236 PM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2240 AKDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW AND MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS TODAY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND VERY ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO STABILIZE A
BIT ON SUNDAY...DECREASING THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.

LIGHTER AND MORE VARIABLE WINDS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................23 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 10 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE. SCATTERED
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS
                    3 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...FV COLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090612.DILLI.02/AFG