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SPOT FORECAST FOR 635 CANVASBACK LAKE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
507 AM AKDT TUE AUG 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1850 AKDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GENEARLLY WET AND UNSTABLE TODAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL
SETTLE IN THE AREA AND BRING PLENTY OF RAIN AND A CHANCE OF WET
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE LOW WILL PUSH OFF TO THE EAST
TOMORROW BUT A SHOWERY PATTERN WILL REMAIN THROUGH THURSDAY.
NOTICEABLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE IN ON WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM
RHS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 40 PERCENT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................26 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 17 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOW 42. HIGH 66. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 40. HIGH 65. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 39. HIGH 66. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100816.635CA.01/AFG