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SPOT FORECAST FOR POPAVICH...ALASKA BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1021 PM AKDT TUE JUN 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2135 AKDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE THAT HAS REMAINED
IN PLACE OVER THE CENTRAL ALASKA INTERIOR TUESDAY IS EXPECTED
TO WEAKEN WEDNESDAY...BUT WITH WEAK LOW PRESSURE REMAINING OVER
THE EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR. WINDS AT THE FIRE WILL
BE INFLUENCED MAINLY BY LOCAL TERRAIN AND DIURNAL UPSLOPE/DOWNSLOPE
FLOW. AN MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THROUGH THE
AREA WEDNESDAY...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH...MAINLY NORTHWEST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 1-3 MPH...MAINLY NORTHWEST...IN THE EARLY
                    MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE BY LATE MORNING.
                    UPSLOPE WINDS 4-7 MPH...MAINLY SOUTHEAST...IN THE
                    AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 45. HIGHS AROUND 55.
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 45. HIGHS 60 TO 65.
LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...SULLIVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100601.POPAV.01/AFG