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SPOT FORECAST FOR ZITZIANA...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
755 AM AKDT TUE JUL 14 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE HAS SHIFTED TO EAST OF THE FIRE AREA AND HAS
BEGUN TO WEAKEN A LITTLE WHICH WILL ALLOW MORE MOISTURE TO COME
INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL CAUSE HIGHER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED LATE TODAY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTH WINDS BECOMING WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900-7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
    WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.

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