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SPOT FORECAST FOR 271 HASTINGS...AK STATE DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
247 PM AKDT SUN JUL 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1430 AKDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE THERMAL TROUGH IS REESTABLISHING ITSELF NORTH
OF THE YUKON RIVER AND WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH MID
WEEK. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHING CLOUDS SOUTHWEST OVER THE
INTERIOR WILL DISSIPATE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
ALONG THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL BRING AT LEAST ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
AND SHOWERS TO MOST OF THE INTERIOR THROUGH THE WEEK. WETTING
RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SHOWERS IN MOST AREAS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING...OTHERWISE ISOLATED SHOWERS.
                    PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO 17 MPH.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST TO 16 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...OTHERWISE
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110703.271HA.01/AFG