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SPOT FORECAST FOR TIINKDHUUL...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
643 AM AKDT SAT MAY 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1645 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 REMOTE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION AT
CHALKYITSIK AT 5.20 AM THIS MORNING IS 52 DEGREES...7 DEGREES
WARMER THAN YESTERDAY AT THIS TIME. THIS MEANS THAT IT WILL WARM
UP SOONER...BUT NOT MUCH MORE THAN YESTERDAY. IT IS STILL TOO DRY
FOR CONVECTION UNTIL LATE TODAY. MORE CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 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 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110527.TIINK.01/AFG