FNAK79 PAFG 201742 FWSAFG SPOT FORECAST FOR 425 WOOD RIVER 1...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 942 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0922 AKDT ON JULY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE INTERIOR AND WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. STRONGER SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON TUESDAY ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO NEAR 30 PCT IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................5 PERCENT. LAL.................2. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................5 PERCENT. LAL.................2. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KRYSTON REQUESTED BY...JAMES HIGGINS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090720.425WO.01/AFG