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SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST VOLKMAR...AK-DAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
850 AM AKDT TUE JUN 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0812 AKDT ON JUNE 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
THIS MORNING THE AXIS OF A SURFACE THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
EXTENDS FROM FAIRBANKS TO EAGLE. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE TROUGH
POSITION IS EXPECTED TODAY. THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
SLOWLY NORTHWARD TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS OVER
THE FIRE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS
DAYTIME SOLAR HEATING STRENGTHENS THE THERMAL TROUGH AND
INCREASES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW
30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO RECOVER LATE THIS
EVENING. SOMEWHAT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER AFTERNOON
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 8-12 MPH
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 15-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8-12 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...BILL ANEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110607.EASTV.01/AFG