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SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE HABITAT RX...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
623 AM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER WILL MOVE TO THE FIRE AREA
BY NOON TODAY THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH 4PM SAT. THIS WILL
CAUSE CLOUDS TO INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. THIS WILL ALSO CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER TODAY THAN THU.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN AND
                    SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 10AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 G18 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 MPH.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL FALLING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...MATT ROBINETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110513.GROUS.01/AFG