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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHENA LAKES...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
612 PM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1810 AKDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE INTERIOR THROUGH FRI
THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND. A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EAST
OF THE FIRE AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRI.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT BY MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    OVER THE HILLS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER MARABETTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130522.CHENA.02/AFG