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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG CREEK  458...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
810 AM AKDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0730 AKDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HEIGHTS LOWERING SLIGHTLY THROUGH SATURDAY AS
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH COUPLED WITH A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH IN
THE AREA WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING
RAINS TODAY AND TOMORROW. HEIGHTS RISING SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY AHEAD
OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT ON SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE VERY COOL BUT DRY AIR BEHIND THE
FRONT ON SUNDAY WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH ALONG THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SMOKY.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SMOKY. SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SMOKY IN THE MORNING.
                    AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH AFTER 1800.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...AMBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.BIGCR.01/AFG