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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUCKER RIVER - 152
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
731 AM AKDT THU MAY 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1752 AKDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TODAY FOR LOW RH...

.DISCUSSION....
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES UNSEASONABLY
WARM INTO THE WEEKEND. A LOW LEVEL THERMAL TROUGH WILL ALLOW
THE ATMOSPHERE TO DESTABILIZE ENOUGH THIS AFTERNOON TO POSSIBLY
PRODUCE A DRY THUNDERSTORM...ALTHOUGH ODDS FAVOR ANY THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT REMAINING SOUTH OF THE FIRE. ONLY FAIR RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER VERY WARM DAY FRIDAY
WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING DRY THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN VERY UNSTABLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........7.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................NEAR ZERO.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...PATTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100526.SUCKE.01/AFG