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SPOT FORECAST FOR 284 ZITZIANA- RAWS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
458 AM AKDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2055 AKDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR OF
ALASKA WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD TO LIE FROM GALENA TO FAIRBANKS
TO EAGLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE WILL BE PUSHED
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG
UPPER LOW CENTER MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE ARCTIC
OCEAN. THE UPPER LOW WILL BE CENTERED NEAR THE EASTERN
BROOKS RANGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 0-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 0-4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 4-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING RISING TO 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS NEAR 70.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS NEAR 45. HIGHS NEAR 65.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS NEAR 65.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...AMBER SUNDERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.284ZI.01/AFG