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SPOT FORECAST FOR SIDE CREEK  413...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
656 AM AKDT MON JUL 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2257 AKDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TOWARD THE FIRE TODAY.
THIS WILL PRODUCE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE RIDGE
WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF
A SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. COOLER WEATHER WITH AN
INCREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...2 AFTER 1400.

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FORECASTER...LITTLE
REQUESTED BY...GABE LYDIC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090712.SIDEC.01/AFG