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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
758 AM AKDT MON JUL 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0710 AKDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY. ON TUESDAY
THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST ON TUESDAY AND ALLOW
A WEATHER FRONT TO MOVE SOUTH OVER THE AREA. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS
WITH LOW RH VALUES WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AND THE WEATHER FRONT
MOVING THROUGH THE AREA IN THE AFTERNOON WILL DEVELOP STRONG NORTHEAST
WINDS WHICH MAY LEAD TO POSSIBLE RED FLAG CONDITIONS AT THAT TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400-9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900-7800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LINGAAS
REQUESTED BY...GABE LYDIC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090713.ROCKS.01/AFG