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SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE HABITAT RX...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
830 AM AKDT WED MAY 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER CENTRAL ALASKA INTERIOR
WEDNESDAY WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD INTO THE INTERIOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM
THE NORTHWEST AT 6 TO 10 MPH TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND WILL
INCREASE TO 5 TO 15 MPH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-4700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COX
REQUESTED BY...J GOERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.GROUS.01/AFG