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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
834 AM AKDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0754 AKDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
AKDT WEDNESDAY FOR STRONG WIND...

.DISCUSSION...RH VALUES BELOW 30 PERCENT AGAIN TODAY...IN ADDITION...
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP OUT OF THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.

NEAR RECORD HEIGHTS OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THEREFORE...
CONTINUED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. RIDGE
WEAKENS SLIGHTLY AND MOVES SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ALLOWING
SOME MORE MODERATE AIR INTO THE AREA WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    AND GUSTING TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT INCREASING TO 8000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 8 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT DECREASING TO 1500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS 25 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT INCREASING TO 7000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...TED PIERCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090707.ROCKS.02/AFG