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SPOT FORECAST FOR SIDE CREEK  413...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1104 PM AKDT MON JUL 13 2009

UPDATED FOR RED FLAG WARNING

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2151 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 FOR STRONG WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH IN FROM THE NORTHEAST LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BY THE TIME THE FRONT REACHES THE
FIRE...THE STRONGER WIND SHOULD HAVE WEAKENED. THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT
WAS ISSUED THIS EVENING FOR THE ZONE IS PRIMARILY FOR AREAS TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE FIRE...AND THERE IS LITTLE CHANGE IN FORECAST FOR
THE FIRE.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SWISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090713.SIDEC.01/AFG