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SPOT FORECAST FOR CASCADEN RIDGE...ALASKA BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
946 PM AKDT TUE JUN 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2116 AKDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE HAS
REMAINED IN PLACE OVER THE CENTRAL ALASKA INTERIOR TUESDAY
IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN WEDNESDAY...BUT WITH WEAK LOW
PRESSURE PERSISTING OVER EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN
INTERIOR. EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
WITH WEAK UPPER RIDGING REMAINING IN PLACE OVER OVER
THE NORTHERN YUKON TERRITORY. AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL
PERSIST OVER THE FIRE AREA AND MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 TO 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WET
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50.
HIGHS NEAR 70. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...PALMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100601.CASCA.01/AFG