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SPOT FORECAST FOR 271 HASTINGS...AK DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
443 AM AKDT MON JUN 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2127 AKDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AIRMASS AT THE FIRE WILL BE MOIST AND UNSTABLE TODAY. A LOW LEVEL
THERMAL TROUGH WILL ALSO BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE. THIS WILL
LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS...AND A WETTING RAIN
IS LIKELY IF ONE OF THE STORMS MOVES OVER THE FIRE. THE THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL SETTLE DOWN BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-65 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-90 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER NOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 3 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110626.271HA.02/AFG