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SPOT FORECAST FOR 275 TATALINA RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
518 AM AKDT FRI JUN 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2008 AKDT ON JUNE 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH SOUTH OF THE FIRE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE BACK TO
THE NORTH TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE TROUGH WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS
FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.  AFTER A COOL AND DAMP DAY
YESTERDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT THE
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT.
A RELATIVELY LIGHT WIND REGIME IS EXPECTED THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT
ERRATIC WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS OR STRONGER
SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-55 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-80 PERCENT) AFTER NOON
                    WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 0 TO 3 MPH BECOMING EAST TO
                    NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL AFTER NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9000-10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...WENDY FINNEGAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110609.275TA.01/AFG