Suppression Forecast Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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FNAK79 PAFG 221604
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SPOT FORECAST FOR CHENA LAKES...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
804 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
.DISCUSSION....RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE INTERIOR.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 20 PERCENT TODAY RECOVERING TO AROUND
60 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................28 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 6 TO 7 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
WEST WINDS TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER MARABETTA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130522.CHENA.01/AFG