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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE MOUNTAIN...AKDOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
735 AM AKDT SUN MAY 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2114 AKDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

UPDATED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH JUST NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MON. THERE ARE GUSTY WEST WINDS JUST SOUTH OF THIS TROUGH NOW THAT WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

MORE MOISTURE AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ARE MOVING INTO THE AREA TODAY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE THUNDERSTORMS THAN YESTERDAY THOUGH THEY WILL
STILL BE ISOLATED. EXPECT ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY DUE TO THE
VERY DRY AIR MASS IN THE LOWEST 10,000 FT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 MPH BY NOON.
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH OVER RIDGE TOPS THROUGH THE DAY.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.MEMORIAL DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 12 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.


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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...PETER BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110528.MOOSE.02/AFG