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SPOT FORECAST FOR 271 HASTINGS...AK STATE DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
429 AM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2143 AKDT ON JUNE 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL BEGIN TO SINK TO THE SOUTH
TOWARD THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  TODAY WILL BE MUCH WARMER
AND DRIER THAN RECENT DAYS...BUT AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON OR
EVENING THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE.  THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN
JUST SOUTH OF THE FIRE THIS WEEKEND.  WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
ALONG WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO OCCUR WILL BE WET.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY EARLY
                    MORNING FOG.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TURN INTO
                    THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT
                    AGL AFTER NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
                    GRADUALLY TURN INTO THE SOUTH LATE IN THE DAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL AFTER NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110623.271HA.02/AFG