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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
806 PM AKDT TUE JUL 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1948 AKDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE FIRE AREA THIS EVENING.
WINDS SHIFTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...AND BEHIND THE
WEATHER FRONT WINDS ARE BLOWING FROM THE NORTHEAST. SOME SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE BEING TRIGGERED BY THIS WEATHER FRONT...BUT THIS
PRECIPITATION WILL END AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE WEATHER WILL BE LESS
CHANGEABLE ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BEGINS TO REBUILD
OVER THE FIRE AREA. IN THE LONGER TERM...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME
THE DOMINANT FEATURE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...BRINGING MORE DRY
CONDITIONS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STEVENS
REQUESTED BY...C  MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090714.ROCKS.01/AFG