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SPOT FORECAST FOR OKLAHOMA RX...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
900 AM AKDT FRI MAY 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 AKDT ON MAY 27.
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 HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...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. TODAY
WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER THAN THURSDAY WITH RED FLAG
CONDITIONS CONSISTING OF RH'S OF 15% OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN HOT BUT TO BE SLIGHTLY LESS DRY
THAN TODAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL BE COOLER THAN TODAY AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SE 5 MPH INCREASING TO 7 G15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SE 3-5 MPH
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20 PERCENT). ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110527.OKLAH.02/AFG