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SPOT FORECAST FOR 275 TATALINA RIVER...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
656 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2000 AKDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK INSTABILITY CONTINUES OVER THE AREA TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE FIRE FROM THE SOUTH TODAY AND MOVE NORTH OF THE FIRE
THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH WITH CLEARING TO THE SOUTH OF THE TROUGH.

A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WELL NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER
THE FIRE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND JUST SOUTH OF THE FIRE TUESDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS BLOWING INTO THIS TROUGH TODAY WILL TURN NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY.
THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT BACK NORTH OF THE FIRE WED WITH THE
WINDS SWITCHING BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON..
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4-7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...WENDY FINNEGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110605.275TA.02/AFG