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SPOT FORECAST FOR FOURTEEN MILE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
655 AM AKDT THU AUG 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE FIRE FROM THE WEST TODAY
WITH RAIN BY NOON. WETTING ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BY THIS EVENING.
THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ON FRIDAY MORNING. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN HIGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS DUE TO THE
RAIN. AT THIS TIME THE WEEKEND LOOKS TO BE RATHER CLOUDY WITH
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE TROUGH BRINGING MORE SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY
                    BY NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 4500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    INCREASING TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) WITH PERIODS OF RAIN
                    DIMINISHING LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOW 60S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL/RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...MITCH LIMBERGER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090812.FOURT.02/AFG