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SPOT FORECAST FOR BETTLES BURN PILES...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERV.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1044 AM AKDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 AKDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH FROM FORT YUKON TO EAGLE TO BEAVER CREEK WILL
WEAKEN IN PLACE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS IS CAUSING WEST WINDS TODAY THAT
WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT. WEAK INSTABILITY WILL CAUSE ISOLATED RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS TODAY.

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA WILL BUILD
OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WED AND THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
THIS WILL CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT WARMING AND DRYING TREND WED THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH
CWR.................14 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HAUGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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