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SPOT FORECAST FOR BROOKS CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
745 AM AKDT FRI JUN 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0717 AKDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING WEST FROM EAGLE COMBINED WITH
MOISTURE BEING PUSHED INTO THE AREA FROM THE LOW IN THE BERING SEA
WILL BRING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS TO THE AREA TODAY.
NO WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE VERY ISOLATED.
OVERALL SITUATION REMAINS MARGINALLY UNSTABLE AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
WILL BE DEPENDANT ON SURFACE HEATING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). ISOLATED WET
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 THEN 2 IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO NEAR 4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 3 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 THEN 1 AFTER 9PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED WET
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 THEN 2 IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500-3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...AMBER SUNDERLAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100618.BROOK.01/AFG