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SPOT FORECAST FOR 211 ROLLING FLATS...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
900 AM AKDT SUN MAY 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2128 AKDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

UPDATED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS

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

.DISCUSSION...A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE
FIRE THROUGH MONDAY. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY
ALONG THIS TROUGH WITH THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES IN THE MID TEENS.
THERE ARE GUSTY WEST WINDS JUST SOUTH OF THIS TROUGH NOW THAT WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

MOISTURE MOVING IN ALOFT IS CAUSING UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. THIS WILL RESULT
IN ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
DUE TO THE VERY DRY AIR MASS IN THE LOWEST 10,000 FT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 MPH BECOMING WEST WINDS 5 GUST TO 12 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS
    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTS 15 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.MEMORIAL DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110528.211RO.01/AFG