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SPOT FORECAST FOR KUNGIAKROK CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1223 AM AKDT WED JUL 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2347 AKDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BROAD AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE FIRE AREA
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER BRISTOL BAY
TODAY WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA ON FRI. CLOUDY
SKIES AND SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL KEEP MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY
ABOVE 40 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING...
    ...DIMINISHING TO EAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................27 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300-7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AYCOCK
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS ST  CLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120703.KUNGI.01/AFG