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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
714 AM AKDT THU AUG 6 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 HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH OVER THE AREA WILL CREATE
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING. MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND
RHS BEHIND THE FRONT. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND WITH
HEIGHTS ON A DOWNWARD TREND BOTTOMING OUT ON MONDAY MORNING WITH
THE PASSAGE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT ORIGINATING FROM THE ARCTIC...
BRINGING IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS
ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SMOKY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH
                    BEFORE NOON...BECOMING EAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SMOKY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING
                    TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SMOKY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. EAST WINDS
AROUND 9 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.

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