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SPOT FORECAST FOR NENANA RIDGE LT...AK-FAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
358 PM AKDT MON JUL 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1535 AKDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FLOW PATTERN ALOFT AND AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL PERSIST
OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN
OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA INTERIOR THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LITTLE CHANGE
IN TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-12 MPH IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING
                    TO 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING TO 1000 FT BY 0300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH INCREASING TO 7-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7-10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL EARLY EVENING LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL BY 0300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 6...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 52.
HIGHS AROUND 72. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 52.
HIGHS AROUND 75. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 52. HIGHS AROUND 75.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...IADP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110725.NENAN.02/AFG