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SPOT FORECAST FOR 330 CHANDALAR RIVER...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
453 AM AKDT WED JUN 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2119 AKDT ON JUNE 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AN AREA OF SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE UPPER
YUKON VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE FIRE
AREA THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING
RAIN TODAY. THE AIR MASS WILL BE UNSTABLE AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IF BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS
DEVELOP TO ALLOW SURFACE HEATING. A TREND TO WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND LOWER AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH LOWER AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT SLOWLY
BUILDS IN FROM THE EAST. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS
                    DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90
                    PERCENT) WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 6000 FT AGL IN THE'
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110614.330CH.01/AFG