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SPOT FORECAST FOR OKLAHOMA RANGE RX...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
133 PM AKDT MON MAY 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 AKDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN
INTERIOR AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR.

AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL DROP AGAIN TO 25 TO 30 PERCENT TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY.

THE SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK.
SEVERAL WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL PASS THROUGH FROM THE EAST
INTERIOR TO THE WEST INTERIOR THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE TO 70 TO 80 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY.
WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4400-4600 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-6600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 42 TO 49. HIGHS 70 TO 80. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. LOWS 46 TO 51. HIGHS 72 TO 82. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. LOWS 48 TO 54. HIGHS 73 TO 83. EAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTERS...KRYSTON/FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...TOM ST  CLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110523.OKLAH.01/AFG