FNAK79 PAFG 141210 FWSAFG SPOT FORECAST FOR 330 CHANDALAR RIVER...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 410 AM AKDT TUE JUN 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2009 AKDT ON JUNE 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY...THEN MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A MODERATELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY TONIGHT. SOMEWHAT DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WITH LOWER AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO AROUND 2000 FT AGL BY EARLY MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8-15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND 7000 FT AGL AFTER NOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...FISCHER REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110613.330CH.01/AFG