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SPOT FORECAST FOR 257   258...MCGRATH AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
924 PM AKDT MON JUN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2035 AKDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST
OVER THE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO
HAVE SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME STABILIZATION OF THE AIRMASS
IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 4-6 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6-10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...FV COLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090615.25725.01/AFG