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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
815 AM AKDT THU JUL 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2224 AKDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TODAY.
THE MAIN FOCUS OF CONVECTION WILL BE ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
TO THE SOUTH OF THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING...BUT IT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO BE IN
THE AREA AROUND NOON...THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
THROUGH 10 PM TONIGHT. EXPECT A LOT OF LIGHTNING WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ALONG WITH A HIGH
PROBABILITY OF WETTING RAINS. DRY AND STABLE AIR WILL MOVE IN
BEHIND THE FRONT. HEIGHTS WILL BUILD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND
BRING BACK WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS.
                    SCATTERED WET THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090708.ROCKS.03/AFG