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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2006 AKDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL
AND EASTERN ALASKA INTERIOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA AGAIN TUESDAY.
A STRONG DRY COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD IS EXPECTED
TO REACH THE FIRE AREA AROUND 6 PM TUESDAY. GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS
TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 10 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
SOMEWHAT HIGHER AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...
HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 72 AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY NEAR 30 PERCENT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). SMOKY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 1-4 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 0-3 MPH AFTER 0100.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 0100.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SMOKY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING RISING TO
                    7500 FT AGL AFTER 1300.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SWISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090713.ROCKS.02/AFG