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SPOT FORECAST FOR 275 TATALINA RIVER...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
648 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2049 AKDT ON JUNE 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM EAGLE TO A 1009 MB LOW NEAR
LIVENGOOD TO NOATAK WILL PERSIST IN PLACE THROUGH 4AM THU THEN
DRIFT SOUTH OVER THE FIRE THURSDAY AND REMAIN QUASI STATIONARY INTO FRI.
THERE WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON.

INCREASED MOISTURE OVER THE INTERIOR WILL CAUSE ISOLATED SHOWERS
OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR TODAY THAT BECOME SCATTERED TONIGHT AND THU.
THIS SHOULD CAUSE A WETTING RAIN OF OVER .10 INCH AT SOME TIME
BETWEEN TODAY AND FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF THE FIRE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTS 15 MPH
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF THE FIRE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-5 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...WENDY FINNEGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110607.275TA.01/AFG