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SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE HABITAT RX...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
348 PM AKDT THU MAY 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE INTERIOR
THROUGH TOMORROW. THE AIRMASS WILL WARM AND DRY DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
TO AROUND 15 PERCENT TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE WARM AND DRY WEATHER
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH DIMINISHING TO
                    3 TO 6 MPH BY 2200. A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    DURING THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1200-1800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110512.GROUS.02/AFG