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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE 572 FIASCO LAKE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
923 PM AKDT TUE JUL 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2052 AKDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED
CAUSING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH NORTH OF THE
FIRE AREA WILL MOVE SOUTH AND FORM INTO A A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH OVER THE FIRE AREA WED THAT WILL PERSIST INTO FRI.

A RIDGE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AND
THEN WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WARMER AND DRYER CONDITIONS WILL
RETURN THU AND LAST INTO FRI.



.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8-10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 600 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...SCHRICKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100706.FIRE5.01/AFG