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SPOT FORECAST FOR KATLITNA...MCGRATH FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1217 PM AKDT SAT JUL 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1204 AKDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY FOR LOW RH...

HIGH PRESSURE BEGINNING TO BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY AND WILL BE
FIRMLY IN PLACE BY SUNDAY. NEAR RECORD HEIGHTS WILL TRANSLATE
TO NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND CLEAR SKIES. HOWEVER...DEW
POINTS APPEAR TO BE A BIT TOO HIGH FOR RED FLAG MIN RHS BUT IT
WILL BE CLOSE. THE GOOD NEWS IS...THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH WIND
TO SPEAK OF AND NO THUNDERSTORMS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...JEFF R  ENNENGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090711.KATLI.01/AFG