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SPOT FORECAST FOR CREAMERS FIELD...FAIRBANKS AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1102 AM AKDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 AKDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE BROOKS
RANGE TONIGHT. THIS IS CAUSING THE LOW LEVEL AIR MASS TO BE DRY BUT UNSTABLE
TODAY WITH DUST DEVILS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE FIRE AREA.

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH TO THE ALASKA RANGE THIS EVENING
AND OVER THE FIRE AREA SATURDAY. FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE EASTERLY ACROSS
ALASKA NEXT WEEK BRINGING WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS TO INTERIOR ALASKA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8-13 MPH BY 3PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10,000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8-13 MPH DECREASING TO 3-5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85 PERCENT). ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 60.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 70.
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SCHMOLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.CREAM.01/AFG