FNAK79 PAFG 081419 FWSAFG SPOT FORECAST FOR HASTINGS...DIV OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 619 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1950 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. 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 (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 MPH WITH GUSTS 2O MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS DECREASING TO SOUTHWEST 6 MPH GUSTS 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE. SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 66. LIGHT WINDS. .SATURDAY... CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .SUNDAY... CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...BRADER REQUESTED BY...PAUL KAISER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110607.HASTI.03/AFG