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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BLACK ONE-12 MILE BLUFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
743 AM AKDT SUN JUL 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2245 AKDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST
WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD NORTH TOWARDS THE FIRE THIS WEEK. THE RIDGE
WILL BRING INCREASINGLY HOT AND DRY WEATHER TO THE AREA WITH HIGHS
APPROACHING 90 DEGREES BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THE WINDS TODAY
WILL SHIFT INTO THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING BY LATE THIS
MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL SHIFT INTO THE
SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    INCREASING TO 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 2100. GUSTS TO 22 MPH POSSIBLE
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 TO 1200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTH. GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...JAKE LIVINGSTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090725.LITTL.01/AFG