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SPOT FORECAST FOR STUART CREEK RX...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
432 PM AKDT SAT MAY 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE FAIRBANKS
AREA TO NEAR NORTHWAY WILL DRIFT SOUTHWARD...TO EXTEND FROM THE
NORTHWAY AREA WESTWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE AND NORTHERN SUSITNA
VALLEY BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER 2200.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5-8 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 0-3 MPH
                    AFTER 2200


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    3-6 MPH AFTER 1300.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL EARLY MORNING RISING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH EARLY MORNING BECOMING WEST 10
                    MPH BY 1200.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...TOM ST  CLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100509.STUAR.01/AFG