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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUSULATNA...MCGRATH AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
155 PM 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...WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRIVEN BY AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH.
ATMOSPHERE STABILIZING A BIT ON SUNDAY. WESTERLY FLOW TO CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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