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SPOT FORECAST FOR MINTO FLATS SOUTH WILDFIRE...AK DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
100 PM AKDT WED JUL 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1228 AKDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT CURRENTLY STRETCHING FROM NIKOLAI NORTH TO
HUGHES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR
THE BURN AREA AROUND 10 PM. MAXIMUM DAYTIME HEATING WILL BE WINDING
DOWN BY THEN...SO THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERY STRONG.
A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD MATERIALIZE PRIOR TO THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE BUT THE PRIMARY FORM OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN SHOWERS...
WHICH SHOULD BEGIN AFTER 4 PM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 10
                    TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRIER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...ADAM KOHLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090708.MINTO.01/AFG