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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
745 AM AKDT WED JUL 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2245 AKDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDY AND SHOWERY TODAY...MOST OF THE DEEP CONVECTION
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN WELL WEST AND SOUTH OF THE FIRE.
COOLER TODAY AS WELL. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON THURSDAY
MORNING BRINGING A HIGH PROBABILITY OF WETTING RAINS WITH IT...EXPECT
MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
                    AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090707.ROCKS.03/AFG