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SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG CREEK  458...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
735 AM AKDT SUN AUG 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0719 AKDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING
WILL MOVE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BRINGING CLEARING AND
AN END TO SHOWERS. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL KEEP WEATHER
DRY MONDAY...BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM BRINGS MORE RAIN TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
MIXING WINDS........

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOW 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOW 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOW 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 35. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...KIP TYSON SHIELDS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090816.BIGCR.02/AFG