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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
800 PM AKDT THU JUL 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1937 AKDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH FRIDAY. A CLEAR SKY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH A SUNNY SKY
ON FRIDAY. A LOW LEVEL INVERSION WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
SHOULD BREAK BY MID-LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE AIRMASS WILL WARM
TOMORROW...WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES A FEW TO SEVERAL DEGREES
WARMER THAN TODAY. THE WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL ALLOW THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO DROP TO NEAR OR A LITTLE BELOW 20 PCT
IN THE AFTERNOON. A WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN IS EXPECTED AT THE
SURFACE THAT WILL LEAD TO LIGHT WINDS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL LOWERING TO AROUND 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
                    4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 9000 FT AGL
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090716.ROCKS.02/AFG