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SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CREEK 285...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
831 AM AKDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0757 AKDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING TODAY WILL BRING VERY
WARM TEMPERATURES. RH'S WILL NOT BE EXCESSIVELY DRY HOWEVER. LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT UNDER THE RIDGE WILL ALLOW
SMOKE TO REMAIN AND THICKEN. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA LATE TOMORROW AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WEAKENS. THIS WILL
BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS TOMORROW AND SCATTERED SHOWERS
WITH ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MAINLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SMOKY. VISIBILITIES
                    ONE TO FIVE MILES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AMD VARIABLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SMOKY. VISIBILITIES
                    ONE TO THREE MILES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS IN AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    WET THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-8 IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO WEST
                    8 TO 15 MPH IN LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...TED PIERCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090707.BEARC.01/AFG