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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
854 PM AKDT SAT JUL 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2041 AKDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING WILL
PUSH EAST OF FIRE OVERNIGHT. A WEAK RIDGE ALOFT WILL REFORM
ACROSS THE AREA TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AROUND
THAT AN ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
TOMORROW. ONLY FAIR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH UNTIL
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN/NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 2500 TO 3000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    POSSIBLE AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE
                    IN/NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...TAMALA DEFRIES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090718.ROCKS.02/AFG