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SPOT FORECAST FOR DMPTR...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
544 AM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH IS EAST OF THE AREA WITH A WEAK RIDGE BUILDING IN
ON FRIDAY. MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY AND FRIDAY. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING
BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY WILL BE EXCELLENT AT NIGHT. NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED UNTIL
FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3800 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN INCREASING CLOUDS
                    (65-75 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LITTLE
REQUESTED BY...M  ROBINETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.DMPTR.01/AFG