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SPOT FORECAST FOR 271 HASTINGS...AK STATE DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
102 PM AKDT SAT JUL 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1210 AKDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERMAL TROUGH BEGINS PUSHING BACK INTO THE INTERIOR
FROM CANADA THIS EVENING. INSTABILITY WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS AND
SHOWERS TO THE AREA EAST OF A LINE FROM BETTLES TO TANANA TO
DENALI THROUGH MONDAY. VERY GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY TO ABOVE
70 PERCENT AT NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...OTHERWISE ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................26 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................64 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...OTHERWISE
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70.
LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70.
LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS NEAR 75.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110702.271HA.01/AFG