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SPOT FORECAST FOR HASTINGS...DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
635 AM AKDT SUN JUN 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1817 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.

A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FAR NORTH OF THE FIRE NEAR THE BROOKS RANGE
WILL MOVE SOUTH TO 80 MI NORTH OF THE FIRE BY MON. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS
TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH. GUSTS 10 MPH OVER RIDGE TOPS
                    IN AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON (75 PERCENT).
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH. GUSTS 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    OVER RIDGES.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 73. LIGHT
WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
NEAR 73. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
NEAR 70. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...PAUL KAISER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110604.HASTI.02/AFG