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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE MOUNTAIN...DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
626 AM AKDT SAT MAY 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2055 AKDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND A DRY AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN
OVER THE FIRE THROUGH MONDAY. THE STRUCTURE OF THE AIR MASS OVER
THE FIRE THIS MORNING IS NEARLY THE SAME AS IT WAS 24 HOURS AGO.
THE TEMPERATURE AT THE D6992 REMOTE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION AT
1100 FEET AT 5.42 AM THIS MORNING IS 65 DEGREES...5 DEGREES WARMER
THAN YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME. THE DEW POINT IS 1 DEGREE HIGHER THAN
IT WAS 24 HOURS AGO. MORE CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

3 TO 5 DAY FORECAST
MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH 70. MIN RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WIND 4 TO 7 MPH.
TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGH 70. MIN RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WIND 3 TO 6
MPH.
WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH 66. MIN RH 40 PERCENT. WIND
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...PETER BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110527.MOOSE.02/AFG