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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHITANATALA FIRE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
954 PM AKDT SAT MAY 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2115 AKDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER
THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...AND INTENSIFY SOME
ON MONDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) BY 0300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-2 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 2300.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
                    3-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 2 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MEMORIAL DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS NEAR 70.
LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
NEAR 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...SORENSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100529.CHITA.02/AFG