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SPOT FORECAST FOR 275 TATALINA RIVER...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
655 AM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1939 AKDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE NEAR DAWSON WILL APPROACH THE FIRE AREA FROM
THE EAST THIS EVENING AND MOVE OVER THE FIRE MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL
CAUSE A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. IT WILL CAUSE A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE TONIGHT
AND MONDAY MORNING.

A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FAR NORTH OF THE FIRE NEAR THE BROOKS RANGE
WILL MOVE SOUTH TO JUST NORTH OF THE FIRE BY MON MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS (65 PERCENT).
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3300 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...HUDSON PLASS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110604.275TA.01/AFG