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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER WINTER CAMP...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
748 AM AKDT TUE APR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 AKDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT CROSSING THE BROOKS RANGE WILL STALL ALONG THE NORTH
AND EAST SIDE OF THE YUKON-TANANA UPLANDS LATER TODAY...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE
BURN AREA TONIGHT. A WEAK SURFACE INVERSION IS IN THE PROCESS OF BREAKING AT
THIS TIME AND WILL BE GONE BY NOON. A WEAK INVERSION WILL REFORM AFTER SUNSET
TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL BY 5PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING LOWERING TO 200 FT AGL BY 6AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOMAN
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY GOERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110419.LOWER.02/AFG