902 FPAK79 PAFG 270148 NOWAFG SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 548 PM AKDT WED MAY 26 2010 AKZ222-270500- MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY- INCLUDING...FAIRBANKS...FORT WAINWRIGHT...EIELSON AFB...ESTER... NORTH POLE...MOOSE CREEK...TWO RIVERS...FOX...CHATANIKA... CHENA HOT SPRINGS...SOURDOUGH CAMP 548 PM AKDT WED MAY 26 2010 .NOW... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE TANANA VALLEY THIS EVENING. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH...AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. LOCAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER STORMS. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS FOR A THUNDERSTORM WILL BE TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF FAIRBANKS. $$ CB MAY 10