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SPOT FORECAST FOR MISSISSIPPI...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
525 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1646 AKDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHERN ALASKA INTERIOR
WHILE A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE PERSISTS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA
AND THE EASTERN NORTH GULF COAST. THIS PATTERN WILL RESULT
IN A CONTINUATION OF GUSTY SOUTHERLY GAP WINDS NEAR THE
ALASKA RANGE. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE
AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL
CONTINUE TO BE POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF
                    SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........50
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 25-30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    25-30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 30-40 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 35 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...JUDY REESE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130807.MISSI.01/AFG