FNAK79 PAFG 281436
FWSAFG

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAILBELT...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
636 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0627 AKDT ON AUGUST 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED TODAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS
AS A SURFACE TROUGH REMAINS IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN AREA.
THERE WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE OF A PERIOD OF RAIN THIS EVENING
AS AN UPPER TROUGH CROSSES THE AREA. SATURDAY IS SHAPING UP TO
BE A DRY DAY...BUT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 TO 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 T0 6 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE IN DIRECTION LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG IN
                    THE EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING
                    TO 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 TO 1200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING (75-100 PERCENT)...THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (30-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58 TO 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...JOSH TURNBOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090828.RAILB.01/AFG