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SPOT FORECAST FOR STUART CREEK IA...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
843 AM AKDT TUE MAY 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 AKDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN TO THE NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE
TODAY.  LIGHT WIND THIS MORNING WILL BECOME EAST TO SOUTHEAST
AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE WILL
BE THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF A LATE DAY THUNDERSTORM...BUT THE CHANCE
OF A THUNDERSTORM IS SLIM.  SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS (30-50 PERCENT) INCREASING TO
                    (50-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING EAST TO
                    SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH BY NOON.
                    A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH. ERRATIC WIND GUSTS
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTH AND
                    DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. ERRATIC
                    WIND GUSTS NEAR ANY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH
                    MULTIPLE WEAK INVERSIONS.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-85 PERCENT).
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...HUDSON PLASS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110524.STUAR.01/AFG