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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1054 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
AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
AGAIN ON TUESDAY UNTIL A STRONG DRY COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE
NORTHEAST. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA BY 9 PM AKDT
ON TUESDAY NIGHT. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS CAN
BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT.

COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MINIMUM RHS IN THE LOW 30S EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 1 TO 4 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER 0100.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7 TO 15 MPH AFTER 1300. WINDS INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH AFTER 2000. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

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