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SPOT FORECAST FOR 425 WOOD RIVER 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
635 AM AKDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2231 AKDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY MAKING FOR MUCH
LIGHTER WINDS THAN YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE COOLER IN
THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT HAS PUSHED WELL EAST OF THE
FIRE. GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.
MODERATELY STRONG SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT
COUPLE OF NIGHTS WITH THE TOP OF THE INVERSION NEAR 500 FT AGL.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO REBUILD ACROSS
THE FIRE WEATHER NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL BRING A RETURN TO VERY
WARM WEATHER AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING (60-90 PERCENT)...THEN
                    PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON (30-65 PERCENT).
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. DENSE AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MAINLY CLEAR (20-40 PERCENT). DENSE AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE IN
                    DIRECTION 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING. EAST TO
                    SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 400 TO 700 FT AGL IN A LOW LEVEL
                    INVERSION AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL AFTER A MODERATE LOW LEVEL INVERSION IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
PARTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS IN THE LOW 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LITTLE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN LYONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090731.425WO.02/AFG