FNAK79 PAFG 261319
FWSAFG

SPOT FORECAST FOR 504-MINOOK CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
519 AM AKDT TUE JUL 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2200 AKDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE FIRE THROUGH
TONIGHT. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME UNSTABLE ENOUGH DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE WIND
REGIME IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE
THERMAL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH TOWARD THE
FIRE ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE WIND BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE (0-3 MPH) BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
                    4 TO 7 MPH BY LATE MORNING. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER 2200.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS (2 TO 5 MPH). GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...JULIE VORACHEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110725.504MI.01/AFG