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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHITANATALA  222...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
555 AM AKDT MON AUG 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2249 AKDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO FALL RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
...MEANING COOLER TEMPERATURES...AN INCREASED CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS...
AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF INCREASED WIND SPEEDS. A FEW SHOWERS EXPECTED TODAY
...A PERIOD OF STEADY RAIN POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TO THE NORTH TOWARD MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOW 46. HIGH 65. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOW 42. HIGH 61. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 40. HIGH 68. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100815.CHITA.01/AFG