FNAK79 PAFG 221437
FWSAFG

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BLACK ONE-TIECHHOVAN LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
637 AM AKDT WED JUL 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON JULY 22.
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 CLOUDS (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 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 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1200 FT 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 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 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 BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 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 WITH SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LITTLE
REQUESTED BY...LISA ST  CLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090721.LITTL.02/AFG