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SPOT FORECAST FOR STUART CREEK IA...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1245 PM AKDT FRI MAY 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1210 AKDT ON MAY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEATHER FRONT NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL CONTINUE
MOVING NORTH AND DISSIPATE OVER THE BROOKS RANGE TONIGHT.
THERE WILL BE A ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. SOUTH CHINOOK WINDS FROM THE ALASKA RANGE WILL
DECREASE TONIGHT.

A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP JUST SOUTH OF THE FIRE
AREA SATURDAY AND MOVE OVER THE FIRE SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THIS TROUGH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 GUST 20 MPH DECREASING TO
                    EAST 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING (50 PERCENT).
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.                   .
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS INCREASING TO 12 MPH BY 2PM.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...T  ST  CLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110521.STUAR.01/AFG