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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRANCIS CREEK...AK STATE DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
910 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0849 AKDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE TROUGH WILL CAUSE THE WIND TO INCREASE
OUT OF THE SOUTH TODAY AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
TO 20 TO 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-40 PERCENT) THIS MORNING...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-70 PERCENT) THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 18 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL 2100...THEN DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 16 MPH
                    AFTER NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT DICKERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110524.FRANC.01/AFG