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SPOT FORECAST FOR TOKLAT FIRE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
944 AM AKDT SUN MAY 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2010 AKDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH STRETCHING
FROM ANAKTUVUK PASS TO NORTHWAY WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY
THROUGH MON. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THIS FEATURE THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS INCLUDING OVER THE
FIRE AREA.

A LOW ALOFT OVER THE FIRE AREA WILL MOVE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED WETTIGN SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WILL MOVE NORTH TODAY.

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE ALCAN BORDER WILL BUILD WEST OVER
THE INTERIOR MON THROUGH WED. THIS WILL CAUSE CONDITIONS TO
BECOME DRIER AND WARMER THROUGH THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS (60 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON).
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70 PERCENT).
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70 PERCENT).
                    ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 MPH.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...D  PATTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100522.TOKLA.02/AFG