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SPOT FORECAST FOR SIDE CREEK  413...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
726 PM AKDT SAT JUL 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1850 AKDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHWEST
ALASKA INTERIOR WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD TO THE CENTRAL ALASKA
INTERIOR BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON THE RIDGE
WILL EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL ARCTIC SLOPE TO THE SOUTHEAST
INTERIOR.

THE RIDGE WILL BRING WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AND LOWER
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO THE AREA SUNDAY. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
IN THE LOW TO MID 80S AND MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES OF
20 TO 25 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4-7 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 10-12 MPH IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING
                    TO 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...KIP SHIELDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090711.SIDEC.01/AFG