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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
958 PM AKDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2138 AKDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR WILL WEAKEN
A LITTLE WEDNESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST. A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN
INTERIOR WILL STRENGTHEN SOME ON WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
AIRMASS DESTABILIZES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 15
                    MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800-1000 FEET AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 6-10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5-15 MPH.

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