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SPOT FORECAST FOR JONES ROAD...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
622 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1730 AKDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTH CHINOOK WINDS OVER THE ALASKA RANGE HAVE
SPREAD ACROSS THE TANANA VALLEY AND BROUGHT VERY DRY AIR.
THESE STRONG WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH 9PM AND THEN DECREASE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
INTERIOR SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THIS TROUGH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67 AT 5 PM...FALLING TO 60 AT 9PM THEN FALLING TO
                    44 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MAX HUMIDITY........HUMIDITIES 13-19% THROUGH 9PM THEN RISING TO
                    60% AFTER MIDNIGHT
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THROUGH 9PM.
                    ON RIDGE TOPS SOUTH 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 MPH.
                    WINDS DECREASING AFTER 9PM.
                    WINDS TURNING NORTHEAST 3-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT STRONGEST
                    ON RIDGE TOP.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (70 PERCENT)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3-8 MPH BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.



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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...BRADER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110520.JONES.01/AFG