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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
741 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0727 AKDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR
AND WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW OVER THE AREA. LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST
THIS MORNING AND SWICHING AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS COULD BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-75 PERCENT).  ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF
                    SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HIGGINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090720.ROCKS.01/AFG