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SPOT FORECAST FOR BAX...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
620 AM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA
THIS WEEK.  AT THE SURFACE THERE IS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
JUST NORTH OF THE AREA THAT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TODAY. THE WIND
REGIME WILL REMAIN LIGHT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH NOTHING MORE
THAN A BRIEF ISOLATED SHOWER.  GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
ARE EXPECTED AT NIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO
                    6 TO 10 MPH BY NOON.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 8 MPH BY 2200.
CWR.................NEAR ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600-1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-75 PERCENT). A BRIEF
                    ISOLATED SHOWER POSSIBLE AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4000 FT AGL BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...MATT ROBBINETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110426.BAX__.01/AFG