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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHITANATALA FIRE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
808 AM AKDT SUN MAY 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2237 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 (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 10300-10500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL BY MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.MEMORIAL DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8500-9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
COOLER...CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...BAUMGARTNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100529.CHITA.03/AFG