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SPOT FORECAST FOR APPLEGATE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
756 AM AKDT SAT MAY 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2012 AKDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT SUNDAY FOR LOW
HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
THE AIR MASS OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF ALASKA IS STILL
UNSTABLE...BUT NOT QUITE AS MUCH SO AS IN THE PAST 3 DAYS. THE
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT EXTENDING FROM THE YUKON TERRITORY WESTWARD
OVER THE FIRE WILL BEGIN WEAKENING GRADUALLY TONIGHT. SUNDAY WILL
ONLY BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY...BUT BY EARLY MONDAY THE
AIR MASS OVER THE FIRE WILL BE COOLING STEADILY AND BECOMING MORE
STABLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH MID
                    DAY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1200 FT AGL UNTIL 1000 WITH A WEAK
                    INVERSION INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MEMORIAL DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS NEAR 64. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 63.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100528.APPLE.02/AFG