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SPOT FORECAST FOR 213 APPLEGATE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
529 AM AKDT MON JUN 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0313 AKDT ON JUNE 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WEAKENING SLIGHTLY DURING THE PERIOD. THE AIR MASS
OVER THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY MORE UNSTABLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
WITH THE WEAKENING OF THE UPPER RIDGE. A WEAK SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN ALASKA INTERIOR TODAY WILL MOVE
TO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AND DEEPEN SOME TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING EAST 4-7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5-10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE
                    0-3 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 IN THE EVENING...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 0200.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 4-7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 0-3 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 5-10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. VARIABLE WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THURSDAY
NIGHT.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 65. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...BAUMGARTNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100607.213AP.01/AFG