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SPOT FORECAST FOR HASTINGS...AL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
649 AM AKDT MON JUN 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2346 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 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH. GUSTS 15 MPH OVER RIDGE TOPS.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3-5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5-8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 70. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
NEAR 70. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS NEAR 70. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...PAUL KAISER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110605.HASTI.02/AFG