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SPOT FORECAST FOR HASTINGS...DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
339 PM AKDT MON JUN 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1358 AKDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
AKDT TUESDAY 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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH BECOMING MAINLY SOUTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...PAUL KAISER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110606.HASTI.01/AFG