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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
837 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1942 AKDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN ALASKA
INTERIOR TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER PERIOD OF
WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW
HUMIDITIES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING CAN BE
CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
                    CLOUD COVER WILL BE HIGH CLOUDINESS. SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    1-4 MPH BY MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 600-1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2-5
                    MPH BY MORNING.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING RISING
                    TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 1-4 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 3-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

REMARKS...NEW FORECAST MODEL RUNS ARE BACKING OFF ON THE FORECAST
OF A DRY COLD FRONT EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY
EVENING ON EARLIER MODEL RUNS.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
SUNNY. LOWS AROUND 45. HIGHS NEAR 85.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
SUNNY. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.ROCKS.02/AFG