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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
313 AM AKDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2235 AKDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL BE
PUSHED SOUTHWARD SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS A STRONG UPPER
LOW MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN. THE
UPPER LOW CENTER WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN
BROOKS RANGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE CIRCULATION AROUND
THIS LOW WILL COVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
INTERIOR BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM
WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST 4-7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL RISING TO 8000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.

MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    5-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 4-8 MPH BECOMING MAINLY NORTHEAST
                    4-8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL RISING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10-20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AREAS OF SMOKE.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 65. NORTH WINDS TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS NEAR 60.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40.
HIGHS NEAR 60. LIGHT WINDS.


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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...TED PIERCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.ROCKS.03/AFG