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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG CREEK  458
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
738 AM AKDT MON JUL 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2051 AKDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
NORTH ACROSS WESTERN CANADA THIS WEEK. THIS WILL BRING INCREASINGLY
HOT WEATHER TO THE FIRE THIS WEEK. AS THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE CONTINUE TO WARM...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY POOR AT NIGHT. A LEE SIDE TROUGH TO THE
SOUTH OF THE FIRE WILL LIKELY CAUSE A FEW WIND SHIFTS TODAY AND
TUESDAY AS THE TROUGH LIFTS TO THE NORTH TODAY...AND THEN RE-FORMS
AGAIN LATE TONIGHT SOUTH OF THE FIRE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (15-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (15-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING AND AGAIN TOWARD MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH POSSIBLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE LOW 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS 55 TO 60. HIGHS NEAR 90.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 55 TO 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...APPLING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090726.BIGCR.01/AFG