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SPOT FORECAST FOR MINTO FLATS SOUTH...RAILBELT COMPLEX SITL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
255 PM AKDT WED JUL 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1434 AKDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR WITH A LOW MOVING NORTH
ALONG THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST CREATING STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO THE
CENTRAL INTERIOR AND ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
AND TURN NORTH TO NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING WITH SOME COOLING THURSDAY AMND FRIDAY. RH VALUES WILL BE ABOVE
25 PERCENT IN THE FIRE AREA WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THIS EVENING.
NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED UNTIL SCATTERED SHOWERS THURSDAY EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH GUSTING TO 22 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                    WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. AREAS OF SMOKE.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LITTLE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ENNENGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090729.MINTO.01/AFG