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SPOT FORECAST FOR 899 TOKLAT...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
509 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1914 AKDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AIR MASS OVER INTERIOR ALASKA IS FAIRLY STABLE TODAY. FROM 6 AM
TUESDAY TO THE PRESENT TIME THE ALASKA LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEM
DID NOT RECORD ANY STRIKES ANYWHERE IN THE STATE. IN CONTRAST...ON
SATURDAY JUNE 12...1752 STRIKES WERE DETECTED.

A LARGE WEATHER FRONT MOVED OVER THE FIRE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WHILE THIS WEATHER SYSTEM BROUGHT BRISK BREEZES TO THE
FIRE...THE HUMIDITY ONLY GOT DOWN TO 38 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. THE
MARITIME INFLOW WITH THIS WEATHER FRONT IS LIKELY TO BRING RAIN
TODAY. IT COULD BE CLOSE 1/10 OF AN INCH SINCE THIS FIRE IS PARTLY
IN THE HIGHLANDS.

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE EASTERN AND
CENTRAL INTERIOR OF ALASKA STARTING SATURDAY. BY SUNDAY THE WEATHER
WILL BE CONSIDERABLY DRIER THAN IT IS NOW.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
                    BURNING PERIOD.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
SUNNY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON BURNING PERIOD.
.SUNDAY...
SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON BURNING
PERIOD.

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FORECASTER...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...DERREK HARTMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100615.899TO.01/AFG