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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG CREEK  458
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
425 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1838 AKDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER FRONT IS MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE FIRE AREA
AT THIS TIME. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL CHANGE TO SCATTERED
RAIN SHOWERS BY 0900. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHWEST AND BECOME GUSTY BY 0900. AFTER THE FRONT MOVES
THROUGH...COOLER AIR WILL REMAIN IN THE FIRE AREA THROUGH AT
LEAST TUESDAY.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN CHANGING TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS BY
                    0900. MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) WITH
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS FOR THE REST OF
                    THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY 0900.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL RISING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 MPH
                    BY MID MORNING.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING
                    TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 600-1000 AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 35. HIGHS NEAR 60.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 35. HIGHS NEAR 65.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS NEAR 60.
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STEVENS/FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...KIP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.BIGCR.01/AFG