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SPOT FORECAST FOR BETTLES PILE BURN...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERV.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
836 AM AKDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 AKDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A THERMAL TROUGH FROM WESTERN CANADA TO FAIRBANKS AND THEN
WESTWARD TO NOME. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER MUCH OF WESTERN ALASKA WILL
WEAKEN AND RETREAT WESTWARD THROUGH SAT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...FREEMAN
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HAUGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120518.BETTL.01/AFG