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SPOT FORECAST FOR MINTO FLATS SOUTH  SW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
541 AM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2317 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 CENTRAL AND INTERIOR OF ALASKA
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE RIDGE AXIS IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY
NORTHEAST LATER IN THE WEEK. THE BUILDING RIDGE WILL BRING
WARMER TEMPERATURES TO THE FIRE AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
A WEAK UPPER TROUGH MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY
NIGHT MAY SET OFF ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AREA AND GENERATE
SOME BRIEFLY GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS LATE SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. (30-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......A STRONG LOW LEVEL INVERSION BETWEEN 300-600 FT AGL
                    EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BREAK BY LATE MORNING.
                    MIXING HEIGHTS INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 7-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING INTO THE WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 2200 AND INCREASING TO
                    7-12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12-18 MPH. THE STRONGER
                    WIND WILL DIMINISH TO 2 TO 5 MPH TOWARD 0600.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING LOWERING TO
                    500 TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7000-8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH SHIFTING INTO THE NORTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS NEAR 85.
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS NEAR 80.
SOUTH WINDS TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...FISCHER/BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...FV COLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.MINTO.02/AFG