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SPOT FORECAST FOR SMALL ARMS...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
524 PM AKDT SAT APR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 AKDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL REMAIN WEAK OVER THE AREA
ON SUNDAY...BUT A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE GULF COAST WILL
PROVIDE AN INCREASING DOWN-VALLEY COMPONENT TO THE WINDS...EVEN
DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LIKELY RESOLVE ITSELF AS SOUTHEAST
WINDS AT THE SITE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS AROUND
                   15 MPH. VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
                    10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH AFTER NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HANCOCK
REQUESTED BY...KAREN SCHOLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100425.SMALL.01/AFG