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SPOT FORECAST FOR MINTO FLATS SOUTH...FAIRBANKS  FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
749 PM AKDT MON JUL 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1932 AKDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL MAINTAIN WARM DRY CONDITIONS
WITH VERY LIGHT GENERAL WIND FLOW TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
THICK SMOKE WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES A LITTLE COOLER AND HUMIDITIES
5-10 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE. A LITTLE
COOLING WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AS CLOUDS MOVE INTO THE AREA IN
ADVANCE OF A MAINLY DRY COLD FRONT EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. (40-50 PERCENT). VERY SMOKY.
                    VISIBILITY ONE MILE OR LESS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    3-5 MPH BY 1300.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000-5000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. (40-50 PERCENT). VERY SMOKY.
                    VISIBILITY ONE MILE OR LESS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY 2200.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FEET AGL AFTER 2200.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). VERY SMOKY.
                    VISIBILITY ONE MILE OR LESS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH BY 1300.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SCHMOLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090706.MINTO.03/AFG