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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE MOUTAIN...DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1019 AM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1000 AKDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IN CLOUDS AND SOME
ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE FIRE THROUGH TUESDAY. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE IN THIS FLOW WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE TUESDAY. THIS
WILL BE A FACTOR IN CREATING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOW LEVEL WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING...SWITCHING MORE SOUTHEASTERLY
THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED LATE
                    AFTERNOON WET THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED EVENING
                    WET THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400-2100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED LATE
                    AFTERNOON WET THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON/FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...FV COLE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110523.MOOSE.01/AFG