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SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE FIRE...AK-FAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
812 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0749 AKDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH HAS RE-ESTABLISHED ITSELF AND WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEAK INSTABILITY ALOFT AS WELL
WILL BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH MONDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL HIGHER ON SUNDAY WITH INCREASED CLOUDS
AND SHOWER ACTIVITY. A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE
AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. COLDER AIR AND HIGHER
RH VALUES EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100-12400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200-11200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800-10300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT
WINDS.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...GORDON AMUNDSON AFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120429.RANGE.01/AFG