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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
702 PM AKDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1835 AKDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW LEVEL THERMAL TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE FIRE
THROUGH TOMORROW.  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD CROSSES THE
AREA SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF STEADIER RAIN AND POSSIBLY
EVEN A WETTING RAIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
THE COLD FRONT WILL USHER A MUCH COOLER AIRMASS INTO THE AREA
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON SUNDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE MUCH HIGHER ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY
AS WELL. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
EXPECTED MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (35-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 2200...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST TO NORTHEAST AND INCREASING TO
                    7 TO 14 MPH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS POSSIBLE IN/NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THIS
                    EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1200-1700 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING
                    EAST TO NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AND DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 MPH BY 1000.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN/NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MUCH COOLER AND WINDY WITH RAIN TAPERING TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 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...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.ROCKS.01/AFG