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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIASCO LAKE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
440 AM AKDT FRI JUL 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2142 AKDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERMAL TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY. AIR MASS WILL DE-STABILIZE
TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT MOVING
NORTH FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE DE-STABILIZATION WILL CAUSE THE POTENTIAL
FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING.
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5-9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.MONDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FREEMAN
REQUESTED BY...SCHRICKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100708.FIASC.01/AFG