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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUCKER RIVER - 152...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
737 AM AKDT SAT MAY 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2214 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 SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MEMORIAL DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
NEAR 75. SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 48.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH
WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...PATTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100528.SUCKE.01/AFG