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SPOT FORECAST FOR APPLEGATE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1246 AM AKDT FRI MAY 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN EXTENDED EAST TO WEST OVER THE
FIRE. A VERY WARM...DRY AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
FIRE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ON SUNDAY NIGHT...LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL
BE MOVING DOWN OVER THE ALASKAN ARCTIC. ON MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY...COLDER AIR ALOFT AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN
MOVING SOUTHWARD OVER THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING DRY
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS NEAR 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
.MEMORIAL DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 73S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100528.APPLE.01/AFG