FNAK79 PAFG 171447
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAILBELT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
647 AM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2239 AKDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AREA LIES IN A LIGHT FLOW PATTERN TODAY. THE AREA WILL LIKELY
HAVE FOG IN THE MORNING DUE TO THE ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE FROM THE
LAST SYSTEM THAT PUSHED THROUGH. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH IN FROM THE
WEST TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING AND WILL SPREAD ANOTHER ROUND OF
RAIN OVER THE AREA ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY TO BE AS SIGNIFICANT AS THE
LAST RAINFALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 5-12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 0-5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 1500.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FREEMAN/RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...PETER BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090816.RAILB.01/AFG