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SPOT FORECAST FOR SHEENJEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
847 AM AKDT THU JUL 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2216 AKDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH WILL PROVIDE THE FOCUS FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGER NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH AND SHIFT INTO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80 PERCENT) BECOMING
                    PARTLY SUNNY (30-60 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 9 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS IN/NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 TO 9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH...SHIFTING INTO THE EAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED IN/NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 2000 TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 TO 10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY BUILD TOWARDS THE
FIRE WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING A FEW DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...KUDO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090722.SHEEN.01/AFG