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SPOT FORECAST FOR 284 ZITZIANA- WEST TWIN LK...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
758 PM AKDT SAT JUL 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1904 AKDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
INTERIOR WILL BECOME VERY STRONG BY MONDAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP FROM ANVIK TO TANANA TO FAIRBANKS AND SOUTHEASTWARD
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
                    CLOUDS WILL BE MAINLY AT HIGH LEVELS. SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3-6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO ABOUT 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5-15 MPH BECOMING 3-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 80 TO 85. SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 75 TO 80. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS 80 TO 85. VARIABLE MAINLY SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS NEAR 85. VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...WILLY BRANSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090725.284ZI.03/AFG