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SPOT FORECAST FOR 213 APPLEGATE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
420 AM AKDT SAT JUN 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2257 AKDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE ALASKA
INTERIOR THROUGH SUNDAY. THE TROUGH AXIS TODAY WILL EXTEND
FROM ANIAK TO TANANA TO EAGLE. AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW ALOFT
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. THE FIRE AREA
LIES NEAR THE NORTHERN EDGE OF A BAND OF CLOUDS AND MOISTURE
WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
LIKELY BE WET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS
                    POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-2 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH
                    TO SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS. ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1-3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.
CWR.................20
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS NEAR
70. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 70.
VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY GOERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100604.213AP.03/AFG