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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE MOUNTAIN...DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
841 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2047 AKDT ON MAY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CREATE NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY
WITH HUMIDITIES OF 15% OR LESS BUT SUPPRESS CONVECTION. A SLIGHT INCREASE
IN MOISTURE SATURDAY AND CONTINUED VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW
FOR A VERY SLIGHT RISK OF AN AFTERNOON OR EVENING THUNDERSTORM.
SLIGHT COOLER WEATHER IS LIKELY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
COOLER. PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...
PARTLY SUNNY. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS AROUND 70. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...PETER BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110526.MOOSE.02/AFG