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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
746 AM AKDT SAT JUL 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0718 AKDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA SHOULD HOLD
OFF THE BUILDING RIDGE AND MAINTAIN MINIMUM RHS ABOVE 30 PERCENT
AND KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TODAY. HOWEVER...THE INFLUENCE
OF THE RIDGE WILL TAKE OVER ON SUNDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE TEENS BY MONDAY. SURFACE WINDS EXPECTED
TO BE VARIABLE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...OVERALL FLOW ALOFT WILL
BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AND THEN THE NORTH AS THE RIDGE BUILDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...JAKE LIVINGSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090711.ROCKS.01/AFG