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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRANCIS CREEK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1029 PM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

UPDATED FOR ENDING OF THE RED FLAG WARNING

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1259 AKDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN TO THE NORTH OF THE
FIRE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  A BIT MORE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO KEEP
THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE 15 PERCENT. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE TRENDING COOLER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-70 PERCENT) THIS EVENING...THEN
                    MAINLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT (10-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-40 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-70 PERCENT) TOWARD EVENING
                    WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE AFTER
                    1700.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER NOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR ANY
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER 1700.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 11000-12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...BRENTWOOD REID
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110526.FRANC.01/AFG