FNAK79 PAFG 090530
FWSAFG

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEKAKTE FIRE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
930 PM AKDT FRI JUN 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2101 AKDT ON JUNE 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERMAL TROUGH WILL MOVE TO NEAR THE FORECAST AREA ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
AREA AS THE AIR MASS BECOMES MORE UNSTABLE.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...FREEMAN
REQUESTED BY...JULIE VORACHEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120608.NEKAK.01/AFG