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SPOT FORECAST FOR REMOTE ARM   CHENA LAKES...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
356 PM AKDT MON MAY 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA. THERMAL TROUGH DEVELOPING
OVER THE UPPER YUKON VALLEY AND THE TANANA VALLEY. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE THERMAL TROUGH. LOCALLY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 30 PERCENT IN AREAS WITH NO SNOW COVER.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0500...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.MEMORIAL DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MARABETTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130523.REMOT.01/AFG