FNAK79 PAFG 061255
FWSAFG

SPOT FORECAST FOR 271 HASTINGS...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
455 AM AKDT WED JUL 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2031 AKDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK THERMAL THROUGH TO THE NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS TROUGH WILL CAUSE THE ATMOSPHERE
TO BECOME WEAKLY UNSTABLE AND PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR ISOLATED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING
TO AROUND 30 PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1400.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING EAST BY NOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110705.271HA.02/AFG