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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHITANATALA  222
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
635 AM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2115 AKDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN TODAY. A DISTURBANCE
MAY TOUCH OFF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM FROM AROUND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING.  THERE WILL ALSO BE THE CHANCE OF A
BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN LATE TONIGHT...BUT THE CHANCE OF A WETTING
RAIN LOOKS TO BE SLIM. THE WEATHER PATTERN BECOMES COOLER AND
UNSETTLED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE CHANCE OF RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-40 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING
                    WITH INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON
                    (50-75 PERCENT). AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
                    POSSIBLE AFTER 1600.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    BY NOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER 1600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-95 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING INTO THE WEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800-1200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
NEAR 60. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100814.CHITA.01/AFG