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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
736 AM AKDT SUN JUL 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2018 AKDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASINGLY HOT AND DRY WEATHER FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS A
LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS TOWARD THE FIRE. A LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH DEVELOPS TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRE TODAY WITH THE
WIND SHIFTING INTO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE WIND SHOULD BEGIN TO GRADUALLY SHIFT INTO THE
SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH SOME BY LATE THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH
                    AND SHIFTING INTO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING INTO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 22 MPH
                    POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1500 TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                    6 TO 12 MPH BY NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 85. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS 85 TO 90. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...LISA ST CLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090725.ROCKS.02/AFG