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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1652 AKDT ON JULY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER FRONT IS APPROACHING THE FIRE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST.
THIS FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND EVEN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING A CHANGE IN
WIND DIRECTION BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN THE LONGER TERM...HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE AREA AGAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...
THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE
                    EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STEVENS
REQUESTED BY...J  HIGGINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090714.ZITZI.02/AFG