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SPOT FORECAST FOR 271 HASTINGS...AK STATE DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
444 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2126 AKDT ON JUNE 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THIS WEEKEND AS A STRONG
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY TO THE NORTH AND
EAST OF THE FIRE.  A LOW LEVEL THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP IN THE
VICINITY OF THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LEAD TO THE FORMATION
OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  THE COVERAGE OF
THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE A BIT GREATER ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH A FEW
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500-2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 3 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 6500 FT AGL AFTER NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110624.271HA.02/AFG