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SPOT FORECAST FOR APPLEGATE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
854 AM AKDT SAT MAY 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0831 AKDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR LOW HUMIDITY THIS EVENING AND
AGAIN SUNDAY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR. AS THE HIGH
PRESSURE IS PUSHED EAST THESE CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE AS WE SEE
A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER ABOVE 30 PERCENT OVERNIGHT IN
ALL LOCATIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 TO 1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 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 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MEMORIAL DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
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 IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100529.APPLE.01/AFG