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SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDBUG CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
452 AM AKDT SAT JUN 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2207 AKDT ON JUNE 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND A LOW IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN WILL
SEND A BATCH OF MOISTURE TOWARDS THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. THERE
WILL LIKELY BE AT LEAST A FEW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE MAYBE SOME STEADIER PERIODS OF RAIN.  THE
WEATHER WILL DRY OUT LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF THIS
DISTURBANCE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY (INCREASING TO 80-100 PERCENT).
                    A FEW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD
                    OF STEADIER RAIN POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 5500 FT AGL BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
PARTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...ESTHER HORSCHEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100624.GOLDB.01/AFG