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SPOT FORECAST FOR APPLEGATE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
529 PM AKDT SUN MAY 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0115 AKDT ON MAY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT OVER WILL
WEAKEN A LITTLE THROUGH TUESDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND DRY
                    DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. PARTLY CLOUDY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    0-3 MPH AFTER 2300. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL BY MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.

.MEMORIAL DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON
                    AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 01-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7-12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100530.APPLE.01/AFG