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SPOT FORECAST FOR 261 DELTA CK   2 FIRE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
718 PM AKDT FRI JUN 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1839 AKDT ON JUNE 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE FIRE WILL PROVIDE FOR PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS WHERE
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE EXPECTED. MIN RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO
THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND WILL DROP TO
AROUND 30 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RH VALUES WILL RECOVER TO THE
70 TO 80 PERCENT RANGE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3500-4000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COX
REQUESTED BY...WADE  MCPHETRIDGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120622.261DE.01/AFG