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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHANDALAR RIVER...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
510 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1518 AKDT ON JUNE 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERMAL TROUGH MOVES FROM NEAR FORT YUKON TO NEAR CHANDALAR LAKE BY
LATE EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THE DRY SIDE WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON
THEN RISING IN THE LATE EVENING ONCE THE TROUGH MOVES NORTH OF THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) BECOMING CLOUDY
                    (90-100 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS OR SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    6 TO 10 IN THE MID AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110607.CHAND.01/AFG