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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
759 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1945 AKDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
THE WEAK TROUGH ALOFT THAT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY IS EXITING
OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL WARM THE AIRMASS TO THE POINT THAT VERY
LOW RHS ARE LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. NO FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN
THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR A WEEK OR MORE.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    11PM.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOMAN
REQUESTED BY...T  EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.ROCKS.02/AFG