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SPOT FORECAST FOR MP...DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
419 PM AKDT TUE MAY 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1449 AKDT ON MAY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY CHINOOK WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE
LATE TONIGHT.

A SURFACE THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WELL NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL MOVE SOUTH
BUT REMAIN NORTH OF THE FIRE WED AND THEN MOVE SOUTH OF THE FIRE WED NIGHT.
WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY SOUTHWEST OR WEST WED AND THEN TURN NORTH
WED NIGHT AND THU 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 THURSDAY
NIGHT WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS FOLLOWING THE FRONT ALONG WITH DRY
BUT COOL AIR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH GUST 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15 PERCENT)
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 MPH DECREASING TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110531.MP___.01/AFG