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SPOT FORECAST FOR MISSISSIPPI FIRE  117...AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
417 PM AKDT SUN AUG 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1557 AKDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE YUKON WILL BUILD WESTWARD INTO EASTERN
ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE FIRE
DURING THE DAY MONDAY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AR POSSIBLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING WILL BECOME
SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME LIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN LIGHT MONDAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS EVENING
ARE EXPECTED TO RECOVER TO NEAR 80 PERCENT OVER NIGHT AND FALL TO NEAR
35 PERCENT AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...COX
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT ZIEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130811.MISSI.02/AFG