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SPOT FORECAST FOR 284 ZITZIANA- RAWS...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
836 AM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0804 AKDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HEIGHTS WILL BE ON THE RISE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SIGNALING A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH WIDESPREAD
MINIMUM RH BELOW 30 PERCENT. TODAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MODERATE HUMIDITIES BEFORE A COLD FRONT
PASSES ON TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING...PUSHING THE INFLUENCE
OF THE RIDGE EAST OF THE FIRE.

NO MAJOR WIND EVENTS APPEAR TO BE ON THE HORIZON BUT WINDS COULD
GUST UP TO 20 MPH AS SHORT WAVES RIPPLE UP THE SIDE OF THE RIDGE
AS IT BUILDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH AROUND 0400.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 1500.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 47. HIGH 84. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 50. HIGH 75. WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOW 50. HIGH 69. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.284ZI.01/AFG