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SPOT FORECAST FOR 271 HASTINGS...AK STATE DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
246 PM AKDT TUE JUL 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1057 AKDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE THERMAL TROUGH LIES NORTH OF THE YUKON
RIVER TODAY AND WILL REPOSITION ITSELF TO THE NORTH SLOPES
OF THE ALASKA RANGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WARMER AND DRIER
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700-8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS NEAR 75. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS NEAR 75. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS NEAR 50.
HIGHS NEAR 70. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110705.271HA.01/AFG