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SPOT FORECAST FOR ZITZIANA...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1232 PM AKDT MON JUL 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1208 AKDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FIRE AREA WILL MOVE EASTWARD
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL GIVE US NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
THIS AFTERNOON AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE
SOUTHEAST. NO THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND ISOLATED IS
EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...A BETTER CHANCE OF SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY WITH COOLING TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1800.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...2 AFTER 1800.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LITTLE
REQUESTED BY...JAKE DOLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090713.ZITZI.01/AFG