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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1308 AKDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.
HUMIDITIES WILL RISE ABOVE 40% TONIGHT BUT FALL BACK IN TO THE TEENS
ON SATURDAY. SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN HOT BUT BE SLIGHTLY
MORE HUMID THAN TODAY. SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL BE COOLER AND MORE HUMID
THAN TODAY.

A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY
AS A WEAK WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....HIGH NEAR 83 FALLING TO 58 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MAX HUMIDITY........15% FALLING TO 40 PERCENT AFTER 10PM.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 MPH FALLING TO 2 MPH AFTER 10PM.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3-5 MPH.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MEMORIAL DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS 65 TO 75. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...PETER BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110527.MOOSE.01/AFG