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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST VOLKMAR...AK-DAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
513 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1641 AKDT ON MAY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WARM SOUTHERLY CHINOOK WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE WILL
CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THE CHINOOK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATE
TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE TANANA RIVER
AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH THE FIRE AREA.

A SURFACE THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WELL NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL MOVE
SOUTH TO LIE OVER THE FIRE WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE SOUTH OF THE
FIRE WED NIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY SOUTHWEST WED AND THEN
TURN NORTH WED NIGHT AFTER THE TROUGH MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA.

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO
THE NORTHEAST INTERIOR WEDNESDAY AND PASS SOUTH OF THE FIRE LATE THURSDAY.
THIS FRONT SHOULD CAUSE A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT ACROSS THE FIRE LATE THURSDAY
WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT ALONG WITH DRY BUT COOL AIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 G18 MPH THIS EVENING.
                    WINDS DECREASING TO E 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH BY NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTH 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 G11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...BILL ANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110531.EASTV.02/AFG