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SPOT FORECAST FOR YTA DMPTR...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
700 AM AKDT FRI JUN 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 AKDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR IS CAUSING A LARGE AREA OF
SHOWERS JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE FIRE THAT WILL SPREAD TO THE
FIRE AREA TODAY AND COULD BRING WETTING RAIN.

THE RIDGE ALOFT WILL BUILD BACK IN OVER NORTHERN ALASKA MON-WED BRINGING
A RETURN TO THE HOT AND DRY WEATHER NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1INCREASING TO 9600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...WADE MCPHETRIDGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130621.YTADM.01/AFG