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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE MOUNTAIN...DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
410 PM AKDT MON MAY 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1313 AKDT ON MAY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL
PERSIST TONIGHT. THIS IS CAUSING WEST WINDS OVER THE FIRE THAT AREA
WEAKER THAN YESTERDAY BUT WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL REFORM
ACROSS THE INTERIOR JUST NORTH OF THE FIRE ON TUESDAY AND STRENGTHEN WED.

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST TO LIE FROM ANAKTUVUK PASS TO DENALI BY LATE TONIGHT
AND TO THE CANADIAN BORDER EARLY TUE. THIS COULD CAUSE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA
TUESDAY AND INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA WED. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE
SOUTHERLY CHINOOK WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE TUE AND TUE NIGHT.
THIS WILL CAUSE LOWER RH VALUES AND INCREASED SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE
FIRE TUE.

.REMAINDER OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SMOKE. (40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-5 IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS 15 MPH OVER RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 70.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...PETER BUTTERI  SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110530.MOOSE.01/AFG