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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
721 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JULY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP AGAIN OVER THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SCATTERED
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCAL WINDS
WILL BE OUT OF THE EAST SOUTH EAST FROM 5 TO 10 MPH WILL GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS
                    OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...STEVE THEISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090719.ROCKS.01/AFG