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SPOT FORECAST FOR MINTO FLATS SOUTH  NE...AK DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
446 PM AKDT FRI JUL 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1543 AKDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE YUKON
TERRITORY WILL DRIFT SLIGHTLY EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BROOKS RANGE AND THE
UPPER YUKON VALLEY WILL EXIT EASTWARD INTO CANADA TONIGHT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE FIRE AREA AREA FORECAST TO DIMINISH
LATER TONIGHT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AND REDUCES THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20-25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 5-10 MPH
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT AND BECOMING WEST 3-5 MPH
                    BY MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL LOWERING TO AROUND 800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-8 MPH BY MORNING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ENNENGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090731.MINTO.01/AFG