FNAK79 PAFG 181458
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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAILBELT...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
658 AM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0647 AKDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH
THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING A WETTING RAIN. RAIN WILL DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL BRING DRY WEATHER TOMORROW
THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE WARMEST DRIEST CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS
                    OF RAIN. RAIN ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH DIMINISHING LATE.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10-15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) WITH PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY IN AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10-15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
WARMER. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 65. LIGHT
WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOW 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 5-12 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...PETER BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090818.RAILB.01/AFG