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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST RIVER  296...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
957 AM AKDT SAT SEP 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0850 AKDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FIRE AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
THE AIR MASS IN PLACE IS COOL AND DRY WITH COMPARATIVELY LOW AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY. A MODERATELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED OVER RUSSIA'S CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AND LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER
CANADA'S YUKON TERRITORY WILL ALSO PERSIST. THIS PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
PRODUCE SOME MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
MIXING HEIGHT.......DIMINISHING TO 200 FT IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........INCREASING TO NORTH 20 MPH BY NOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STEVENS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100925.LOSTR.01/AFG