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SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD VALDEZ TRAIL...FAIRBANKS FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
949 AM AKDT MON JUN 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0926 AKDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THEN DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A
THERMAL LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHWEST
ALASKA INTERIOR TUESDAY WHICH WILL MAINTAIN AN EASTERLY GENERAL
WIND FLOW ACROSS THE FIRE AREA. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING DECREASING
                    TO 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL BY 0300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5-8 MPH BY 0300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO
                    9000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130617.OLDVA.01/AFG