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SPOT FORECAST FOR STUART CR 2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
709 AM AKDT TUE JUL 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2302 AKDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY
CLOUDY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER
THE BROOKS RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH HIGHER PRESSURE
PERSISTING SOUTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE. A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...SETTING OFF ISOLATED AFTERNOON
AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING. SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 8
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY LATE MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER/BERG
REQUESTED BY...MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130701.STUAR.01/AFG