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SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE HABITAT...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
802 AM AKDT WED APR 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THURSDAY.
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE IN THE FLOW FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS TODAY.
A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SOME COOLING AND MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
THURSDAY...INTO FRIDAY. SURFACE WIND FLOW WILL REMAIN FROM THE EAST TO
SOUTHEAST TODAY...BUT WILL SWITCH TO SOUTHWESTERLY TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED EVENING
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING
                    TO 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FT AGL IN AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGH IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOW 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOW 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...BEN PRATT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100428.GROUS.01/AFG