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SPOT FORECAST FOR 193 FRYINGPAN CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
649 AM AKDT SUN MAY 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2328 AKDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING OVER MOST OF THE
AREA. A RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL CONDITION FOR LATE MAY AND EARLY JUNE.
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS PUSHED
INTO CANADA AND WEAK LOW PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE AREA.

ACROSS THE INTERIOR WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT INTO MID WEEK THEN
PICK UP AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO PUSH BACK INTO THE INTERIOR
FROM THE EAST.

THE AREA REMAINS UNSTABLE WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
PRIMARILY IN THE EVENINGS. EXPECT ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE
VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE
SMALL HAIL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL BY MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.MEMORIAL DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...MCMILLAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100529.193FR.01/AFG