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SPOT FORECAST FOR MINTO FLATS SOUTH  NE...AK DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
454 PM AKDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1625 AKDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT OVER THE YUKON AND NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK...AND TO BUILD OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA EARLY
NEXT WEEK. A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE OVER
THE CENTRAL ALASKA INTERIOR WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN INTERIOR
BY SUNDAY MORNING. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY
OCCUR ON SOME DAYS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-7 MPH 0-3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING LOWERING TO 1000 FT
                    AGL BY EARLY MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4-10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    0-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING RISING TO 7500
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5-10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS.
SMOKE. LOWS IN THE LOW 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOW 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 75. VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 75. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.


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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ENNENGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.MINTO.01/AFG