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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHITANATALA  222...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1042 AM AKDT SUN AUG 15 2010

UPDATES WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING NEAR RECORD HEAT TO
THE FIRE TODAY. A DISTURBANCE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST MAY TOUCH
OFF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM FROM AROUND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN LATE TONIGHT...BUT THE CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN IS SLIM.
TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL COOL SLIGHTLY...BUT COOLER
WEATHER ALONG WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF RAIN WILL OCCUR ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING
                    WITH INCREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON
                    (75 PERCENT). AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
                    POSSIBLE AFTER 1600.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER 1600.
MIXING HEIGHT.......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)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (60 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.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 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...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100814.CHITA.01/AFG