Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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SPOT FORECAST FOR DTAE WILLS RANGE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
139 PM AKDT THU MAY 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CHINOOK WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...TAPERING DOWN
AFTER 6 PM. COLD FRONT TO THE WEST WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 25 MPH. LOCALLY GUSTING
                    TO 45 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING. GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT). RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................17 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130516.DTAEW.01/AFG
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