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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
844 PM AKDT SUN JUL 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2020 AKDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT IS CENTERED OVER THE
DENALI PARK AREA THIS EVENING. THE RIDGE WILL EXPAND EASTWARD
MONDAY...EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL ARCTIC COAST TO THE
EASTERN ALASKA RANGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. NEAR RECORD
TEMPERATURES WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
IN THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING BRINGING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80%) IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50%) AFTER 0200.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 1-4 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1-4 MPH
                    AFTER 0100.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 0100.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 1-4 MPH
                    AFTER 0100.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL RISING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3-8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090712.ROCKS.02/AFG