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SPOT FORECAST FOR BITTER CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
435 PM AKDT SUN JUN 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1543 AKDT ON JUNE 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING A COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR MASS TO MOVE
IN FROM THE SOUTH MONDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST 3 TO
                    7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 250-500 FT AGL BY 0300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250-500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING RISING TO
                    8000-9000 FT AGL BY EARLY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000-9000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 250-500 FT AGL BY 0300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING RISING TO 4500-6000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. LIGHT
WINDS.

SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED AND SPORADIC IN THE
3-5 DAY OUTLOOK PERIOD. SOME SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE WETTING RAINS
OVER  A SMALL AREA BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN PREDICTING JUST WHERE
THE SHOWERS MIGHT OCCUR.


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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...A  KOHLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130602.BITTE.01/AFG