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SPOT FORECAST FOR 419 LOWER SLOUGH...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
453 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0055 AKDT ON JUNE 16.
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 IS MOVED OVER THE FIRE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WHILE THIS WEATHER SYSTEM BROUGHT BRISK BREEZES TO THE
FIRE...THE HUMIDITY ONLY GOT DOWN TO 37 PERCENT ON TUESDAY. / THIS
IS FROM THE BEAVER RAWS...WBQA2./ THE MARITIME INFLOW WITH THIS
WEATHER FRONT IS LIKELY TO BRING RAIN TODAY. IT COULD BE CLOSE TO
5/100 OF AN INCH SINCE.

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.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON BURNING PERIOD.
.SUNDAY...
SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...AMBER SUNDERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100616.419LO.01/AFG