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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUSULATNA...MCGRATH AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1215 AM AKDT SAT JUN 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2257 AKDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH JUST NORTH OF THE FIRE AREA
WILL DRIFT NORTH THROUGH SUNDAY. AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH
TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE SATURDAY BUT STABILIZE SOME ON SUNDAY.


.SATURDAY...INCREASING CLOUDS.

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. (75 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.


.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55 PERCENT).
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 3000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. (75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...FV COLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090612.SUSUL.01/AFG