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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
709 PM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1839 AKDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF THE FIRE WILL SHIFT SOUTH OF
THE FIRE NEAR MIDNIGHT. DRY NORTHEAST FLOW WILL THEN SET IN OVER THE
FIRE AND CONTINUE FOR NEARLY ALL OF THE TIME THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN RAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.ROCKS.02/AFG