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SPOT FORECAST FOR BAX RANGE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
530 PM AKDT WED APR 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 AKDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE THERMAL TROUGH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL WEAKEN
AROUND MIDNIGHT BUT WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN ON THURSDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    OR SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH THIS
                    EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH BY NOON. GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH AFTER NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. EAST WINDS AROUND
6 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HANCOCK
REQUESTED BY...TOM ST  CLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100422.BAXRA.01/AFG