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SPOT FORECAST FOR PAT CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
343 AM AKDT MON JUN 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2244 AKDT ON JUNE 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH WELL NORTH OF THE
FIRE CONTINUES TO PULL AWAY FROM NORTHERN ALASKA.  THERE IS THE
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON...BUT ANY SHOWERS THAT
DEVELOP WILL BE VERY ISOLATED AT BEST. A WAVE WILL MOVE OUT OF
CANADA AND ACROSS THE FIRE TUESDAY...WITH A BETTER CHANCE OF A
FEW SHOWERS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY (25-50 PERCENT). AN
                    ISOLATED SHOWER POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFTING INTO THE NORTHWEST
                    LATE IN THE DAY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO AROUND 10000 FT AGL
                    BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (25-50 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-90 PERCENT) AFTER NOON. SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    NEAR ANY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS
NEAR 70. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...HILARY SHOOK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100627.PATCR.02/AFG