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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
445 PM AKDT FRI JUL 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1626 AKDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
A VERY WEAK FLOW PATTERN. THERE IS THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM UNTIL 2200 THIS EVENING...BUT ANY SHOWERS WILL BE VERY
ISOLATED AT BEST. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE WARM EACH
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S AND MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. FAIR RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED EACH NIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...
                    OTHERWISE MAINLY CLEAR (15-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO 2000 FT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING (0-20 PERCENT)...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (35-60 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE IN DIRECTION 2 TO 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE IN/NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL. WEAK INVERSIONS BELOW 2000 FT AGL UNTIL
                    0800.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 15 MPH

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...CONNIE STICKEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090703.BEARC.01/AFG