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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST VOLKMAR...AK-DELTA AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
539 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1719 AKDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...

A THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA INTERIOR
THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR TUESDAY. THE
TROUGH AXIS IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH OF THE FIRE
AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT WILL PERSIST
OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE AIR MASS OVER THE AREA IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE UNSTABLE WEDNESDAY...WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON
AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. THERE IS A RED FLAG ISSUED FOR ZONE
223 BUT THE STRONGER WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FIRE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST  5
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...W C  ANEY  SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110606.EASTV.01/AFG