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SPOT FORECAST FOR NENANA RIDGE RESEARCH BURN...DOF /FAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
913 AM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 AKDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW HEIGHTS THIS WEEKEND DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A
THERMAL TROUGH NEARBY...WEATHER WILL BE DRIVEN BY AIRMASS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.
HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO RISE AGAIN ON SUNDAY LEADING TO A SLIGHT
DRYING TREND...BUT NO RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK.

OVERALL FLOW ALOFT TURNING SOUTHWESTERLY BY SATURDAY...AND THEN
WESTERLY BY MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY CONSTANT
THROUGH MID WEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO LOWER 70S AND LOWS IN
THE MID TO LOWER 50S.

WINDS AT THE SURFACE ON MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT
AND TERRAIN DRIVEN...HOWEVER...THE PREDOMINANT DIRECTION WILL BE
WESTERLY ONCE THE ATMOSPHERE IS FULLY MIXED IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SCATTERED WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-5100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 53.
HIGH NEAR 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 54.
HIGH AROUND 72. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
WEST AROUND 5 MPH GUSTING TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOMING
LIGHT BY LATE EVENING.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 55. HIGH AROUND 76. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090615.NENAN.02/AFG