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SPOT FORECAST FOR 635 CANVASBACK LAKE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
602 AM AKDT WED AUG 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2112 AKDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SLOWLY MOVING EAST WILL GIVE WAY TO LOW
PRESSURE MOVING EAST FROM BRISTOL BAY. AIR MASS WILL DESTABILIZE OVER
CENTRAL ALASKA AND ALLOW FOR POSSIBLE CONVECTION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3100 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FREEMAN
REQUESTED BY...TED PIERCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100803.635CA.01/AFG