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SPOT FORECAST FOR 247 MCCORD CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
502 AM AKDT THU JUN 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2338 AKDT ON JUNE 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH OF THE FIRE TODAY...BUT IT
WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED WITH LOTS OF CLOUDS AND SHOWERS. A
DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE A WETTING RAIN. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EVENING.  THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL END UP NEAR THE ALASKA
RANGE ON FRIDAY...AND AS THE CLOUDS THIN OUT IT WILL MAKE FOR A
WARMER AND DRIER DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS (0-3 MPH) BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 5 TO 9 MPH BY NOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS IN/NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1....THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL AFTER NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AND SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST
                    2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2300...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    IN/NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8500 FT AGL AFTER NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...WENDY FINNEGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110608.247MC.01/AFG