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SPOT FORECAST FOR 271 HASTINGS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
508 AM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2013 AKDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NOT MUCH OF A CHANGE TO THE RECENT PATTERN AS MOIST AIRMASS
REMAINS ACROSS THE FIRE. DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO THE
FORMATION OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  THE COVERAGE OF THE SHOWERS IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON SUNDAY WHICH WILL LEAD TO A COOLER
AND WETTER DAY WITH MORE FREQUENT SHOWER ACTIVITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-60 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-90 PERCENT) AFTERNOON.
                    SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 4 TO 7 MPH
                    BY NOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110701.271HA.02/AFG