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SPOT FORECAST FOR 222 CHITANATALA...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
340 AM AKDT THU JUN 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0150 AKDT ON JUNE 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST...UNSTABLE SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS
AGAIN DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THIS EVENING. STARTING FRIDAY...
LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL EXPAND INTO THE REGION...BRINGING AN
INCREASED CHANCE OF RAIN AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES BY THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT BY 1PM.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISHING AFTER 1AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT BY 1AM.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT BY 1PM.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOMAN
REQUESTED BY...AMBER SUNDERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100610.222CH.01/AFG