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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHITANATALA FIRE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1047 AM AKDT SAT MAY 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1021 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
ON SUNDAY OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. HIGH PRESSURE IS SLIDING EASTWARD
AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE
WEEK. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER OVERNIGHT TO ABOVE 30 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400-9000 FT AGL FALLING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 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........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO
                    9700-10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MEMORIAL DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...BAUMGARTNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100529.CHITA.01/AFG