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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG CREEK  458
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
739 AM AKDT SAT JUL 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2217 AKDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS A LARGE RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS NORTH AND WEST TOWARDS THE FIRE.
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRE THIS
EVENING WHICH WILL CAUSE THE WIND TO SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST
TO THE SOUTHEAST. ON SUNDAY THE TROUGH BEGINS TO LIFT NORTH...
AND SOUTH WINDS MAY GUST TO 25 MPH AT TIMES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (25-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AND
                    INCREASING TO 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 TO 10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT...BUT NEAR 50 PERCENT AT MID SLOPE.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH POSSIBLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1200 TO 1800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT IN
                    A WEAK LOW LEVEL INVERSION.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500-9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
PARTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOW 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...DUDLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090724.BIGCR.01/AFG