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SPOT FORECAST FOR SMALL ARMS RANGE RX...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
440 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 AKDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE AREA WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTH
THROUGH SUNDAY. WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEKEND.  THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY OUT OF THE
EAST THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN SHOULD
BECOME SOUTH THIS EVENING.  THE WIND WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS
EVENING AND BECOME LIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL
PICK UP AGAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.


.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH. THE WIND SHOULD GRADUALLY TURN INTO
                    THE SOUTH EARLY THIS EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS (4 MPH OR LESS) IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH BY NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110514.SMALL.03/AFG