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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE 250 FRANKLIN CREEK...MCGRATH FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1059 PM AKDT THU JUN 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2227 AKDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL EXTEND FROM THE EAGLE AREA TO OVER GALENA
AND TO NEAR BUCKLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MOST
CONCENTRATED LIGHTENING STRIKES WILL BE ALONG THE TROUGH...OTHER
ISOLATED STRIKES WILL BE OVER MOST OTHER SECTIONS OF INTERIOR ALASKA.
ON SATURDAY...THE THERMAL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH TO JUST NORTH
OF THE FIRE AREA. THIS WILL GIVE THE FIRE AREA MORE OF A CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT THAN ON FRIDAY.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AYCOCK
REQUESTED BY...DALE WOITAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090618.FIRE2.01/AFG