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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
859 PM AKDT TUE JUL 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2041 AKDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE YUKON
TERRITORY WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY...MAINTAINING
A WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR
OF ALASKA. VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
FIRE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE
YUKON TERRITORY IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO WEAKEN AND SHIFT
SLOWLY EASTWARD FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS SHIFT IN THE RIDGE
POSITION WILL ALLOW SOMEWHAT COOLER AIR TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO
THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER WIND FLOW GRADUALLY SHIFTS
TO THE SOUTHWEST.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS 8-10 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2-5 MPH BY MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800-1200 FT AGL BY MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                    2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3-6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 10000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. HIGHS NEAR 90. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 55. HIGHS NEAR 75.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 50 TO 55. HIGHS NEAR 80.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090728.ROCKS.02/AFG