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SPOT FORECAST FOR SMALL ARMS RANGE RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
606 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1740 AKDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHWEST CANADA
THROUGH THURSDAY....PRODUCING A WARM SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE
ALASKA INTERIOR. A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE
WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS 10-12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4-7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4-7 MPH.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8-15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...TAMI DEFRIES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110516.SMALL.01/AFG