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SPOT FORECAST FOR CREAMERS FIELD...FAIRBANKS AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
335 PM AKDT MON MAY 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR COMBINED
WITH A THERMAL THROUGH NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE WILL PRODUCE WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. DAY TIME RH VALUES
BELOW 25 PERCENT ALONG WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000-7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 5500-6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...COX
REQUESTED BY...SCHMOLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110519.CREAM.01/AFG