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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
627 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A CHANCE
FOR ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORM
POTENTIAL DECREASES LATER IN THE WEEK AS DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS DEVELOP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    WET THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BY NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100-7900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-8300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED WET
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100-7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4800-5700 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-7000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7300-8200 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT
WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110524.MOOSE.01/AFG