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SPOT FORECAST FOR TOKLAT...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
738 AM AKDT WED MAY 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0714 AKDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WIND...

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER WARM DRY AND WINDY AFTERNOON ONCE SKIES
CLEAR. MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT THE SAME AS YESTERDAY.
A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE IN THE AREA THIS MORNING. DUE TO THE
DRY CONDITIONS AT THE SURFACE...DO NOT EXPECT WETTING RAINS BUT
A FEW SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND ARE POSSIBLE.

AN EASTERLY WAVE WILL BRING IN SOME WETTING RAINS ON THURSDAY.
THERE WILL BE INTERMITTENT BOUTS OF RAIN ALL DAY. THE AIR BEHIND
THE FRONT IS VERY DRY...HOPEFULLY THE WETTING RAINS WILL PREVENT
MORE RED FLAG CONDITIONS FROM OCURRING ON FRIDAY. MORE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING BUILDS IN THIS WEEKEND...SHOULD BE VERY DRY ONCE AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-75 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING
                    WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS THEN MOSTLY CLEAR
                    (20-30 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS
                    5 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH AFTER NOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 26 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH BY NOON. LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. DRY. LOW 43. HIGH 74. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. DRY. LOW 45. HIGH 75. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 45. HIGH 75. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...WILLIE BRANSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100519.TOKLA.01/AFG