FNAK79 PAFG 181317
FWSAFG

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOINT LAKE FIRE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
517 AM AKDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1946 AKDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERMAL TROUGH REMAINS IN THE UPPER YUKON VALLEY.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE AREA TODAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER TODAY THEN MUCH HIGHER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. WETTING RAINS MOVING INTO THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE IN
                    THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE
                    WINDS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.TUESDAY...COOLER...RAIN LIKELY. AREAS OF FOG. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.JOINT.01/AFG