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SPOT FORECAST FOR 222 CHITANATALA...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
827 AM AKDT WED JUN 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0733 AKDT ON JUNE 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS IS OVER THE FIRE AREA...AND WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE FOR A FEW MORE DAYS. SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BECAUSE OF THIS INSTABILITY...
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOST LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND
EVENINGS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE WET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DIMINISHING TO 500 FT BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DIMINISHING TO
                    NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH BY NOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...STEVENS
REQUESTED BY...AMBER SUNDERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100609.222CH.01/AFG