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SPOT FORECAST FOR 635 CANVASBACK LAKE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
656 AM AKDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1934 AKDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY WITH LIGHT NORTHEAST FLOW INTO THE
SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA. NO SHOWERS EXPECTED
UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING WHEN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHWEST OUT
OF THE CANADIAN ARCTIC AND SENDS A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE AREA.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR CLIMOTOLOGICAL NORMALS WITH
A DISTINCT DIURNAL TREND AND GOOD RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. LOW
VISIBILITY IN SMOKE IS EXPECTED TO BE A PROBLEM EACH NIGHT AS THE
INVERSION FORMS OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE INVERSION TO BREAK LATE MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-4400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    IN THE EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOW 34. HIGH 63. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 38. HIGH 69. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 37. HIGH 70. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100820.635CA.01/AFG