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SPOT FORECAST FOR 271 HASTINGS...AK STATE DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
134 PM AKDT FRI JUL 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1312 AKDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERMAL TROUGH HAS RECEDED TO THE EAST WHILE LOW
PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT HAS MOVED NORTH. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR FOR TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY DURING THE DAY. THE THERMAL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED LOW
PRESSURE WILL PUSH BACK INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR FROM CANADA BY
LATE SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...OTHERWISE
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS NEAR 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 45.
HIGHS NEAR 70. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS NEAR 70. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110701.271HA.01/AFG