FNAK79 PAFG 151740
FWSAFG

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG RIVER...MCGRATH FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
940 AM AKDT WED JUL 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0920 AKDT ON JULY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONT NORTHEAST OF THE FIRE LOCATION IN THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WILL MOVE
SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE FIRE AREA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY
BECOMING NORTH TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH ONLY ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING.
AREAS OF SMOKE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 40 TO 45 PERCENT TODAY AND TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...LITTLE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ENNENGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090715.BIGRI.01/AFG