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SPOT FORECAST FOR 330 CHANDALAR RIVER...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
948 AM AKDT WED JUN 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 AKDT ON JUNE 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRE AREA
THROUGH THURSDAY. A RELATIVELY DRY NORTHEAST WIND FLOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE
MAY BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AVAILABLE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5500 FT AGL IN THE EVENING LOWERING TO AROUND
                    1000 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (44-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL BY
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...WENDY FINNEGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110608.330CH.01/AFG