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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUCKER RIVER...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
443 AM AKDT MON MAY 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1913 AKDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON AKDT TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

A SURFACE THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL REMAIN STATIONARY SOUTHWEST
OF THE FIRE AREA TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY REMAIN SOUTHWEST
OF THE FIRE AREA AS WELL. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH
AND RH VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS
AROUND MID AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CURRENTLY OUT
AND WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
MONDAY EVENING BUT SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...PATTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100523.SUCKE.02/AFG