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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHISANA RIVER...TOK FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
426 PM AKDT WED JUN 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1553 AKDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND A HOT AIR MASS WILL PERSIST OVER THE
FIRE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. SOMEWHAT COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
FRIDAY. A WEAK SURFACE THERMAL LOW SOUTH OF THE FIRE AREA WILL MOVE
TO NORTHEAST OF THE FIRE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY AS MOISTURE FLOWS
WESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85 TO 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT ZIEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130626.CHISA.01/AFG