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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG CREEK  458...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
430 AM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2333 AKDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A PERIOD OF RAIN LATE TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST
BEHIND THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL BRING A MUCH COOLER
AIRMASS INTO THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 0-3 MPH BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH
                    BY 1000 AND WEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10-15 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST
                    15 MPH TOWARDS MORNING.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 TO 2500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS TO 15 MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 60.
LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...KIP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.BIGCR.01/AFG