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SPOT FORECAST FOR TOKLAT...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
723 AM AKDT THU MAY 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2051 AKDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER FRONT MOVED WESTWARD...FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR
OVER THE FIRE THURSDAY MORNING. THE FRONT AND THE BAND OF THICK
RAIN PRODUCING CLOUDS WITH IT WILL MOVE WEST OF THE FIRE LATE
THURSDAY. ON THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT WILL BUILD FROM THE SOUTHERN YUKON TERRITORY OUT OVER THE
SOUTHERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA. THE AIR MASS OVER THE FIRE HAS
STABILIZED OVER NIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SO THROUGH FRIDAY.
OVER THE WEEKEND...SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.
THIS WILL BRING DRIER AIR OVER THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). LIGHT RAIN BEFORE
                    NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................90 PERCENT
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...TED PIERCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100519.TOKLA.02/AFG