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SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK SLOUGH  347...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
733 PM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1845 AKDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER FRONT IS APPROACHING THE FIRE AREA FROM THE NORTH. THIS FRONT
WILL BRING RAIN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THE RAIN WILL GIVE WAY TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND THESE SHOWERS WILL THEN PERSIST
THROUGH MONDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE WEATHER FRONT...
THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WEATHER FRONT WILL
BRING A COOLER AIRMASS TO THE FIRE AREA.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY. CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. IN THE AFTERNOON...NORTH
                    WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH AND NO SIGNIFICANT GUSTS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 27 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.

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FORECASTER...STEVENS
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.ROCKS.02/AFG