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SPOT FORECAST FOR 271 HASTINGS...AK STATE DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
109 PM AKDT MON JUL 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1155 AKDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOME CLEARING THIS EVENING. THERMAL TROUGH IS
NORTH OF THE FIRE AND WILL REMAIN THERE THROUGH MID WEEK BEFORE
REPOSITIONING SOUTH OF THE FIRE BY THE END OF THE WEEK. WETTING
RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY AT NIGHT WILL BE ABOVE 80 PERCENT AT NIGHT WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINING ABOVE 40 PERCENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (35-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING. PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO 13 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
                    PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. 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 MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
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...SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110704.271HA.01/AFG