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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
746 AM AKDT TUE JUL 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1950 AKDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A CONTINUATION OF THE HOT AND DRY WEATHER FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REMAINS CAMPED OUT TO THE
EAST OF THE FIRE. THE COMBINATION OF WEAK SURFACE BASED THERMAL
TROUGHS AND STRONG MIXING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS
WILL PRODUCE SOME PERIODS OF SLIGHTLY STRONGER WIND. THE WIND WILL
TEND TO BE OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...AND EAST AT NIGHT. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
WILL CONTINUE TO BE POOR AT NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (20-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING EAST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2100. WIND GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY SUNNY. LOWS 60 TO 65. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 60 TO 65. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090727.ROCKS.02/AFG