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SPOT FORECAST FOR GILLES CREEK...ORCA IMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
452 PM AKDT SUN MAY 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1559 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...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT OVER THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO
GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY...RESULTING IN A TREND
TO LOWER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES. A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM
THE ANIAK AREA TO NEAR FORT YUKON WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH DIMINISHING DURING
                    AFTER 2100 AND BECOMING NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DIMINISHING TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL BY 0200.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5-10 MPH BECOMING NORTH 1-4 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MEMORIAL DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH.

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

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE ZIEL  FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100530.GILLE.01/AFG