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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BLACK ONE-12 MILE BLUFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
629 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2316 AKDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING WEATHER FRONT IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTH OVER THE SOUTHERN
INTERIOR TODAY SPREADING HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS OVER THE AREA.
A THERMAL TROUGH FROM KOTZEBUE EAST ALONG THE ARCTIC CIRCLE WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH MOISTURE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH UNTIL THURSDAY
FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7800 FT AGL BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1200 AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...2 AFTER 1400.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7300 FT AGL BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH FRIDAY
DIMINISHING. LOWS 50 TO 55 AND HIGHS 75 TO 80 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
ON SUNDAY IT WILL BE WARMER AND DRIER WITH LOWS NEAR 60 AND HIGHS
80 TO 85 AND SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LITTLE
REQUESTED BY...LISA ST  CLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090721.LITTL.01/AFG