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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUIE CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
432 AM AKDT WED JUN 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2315 AKDT ON JUNE 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM DRY AND UNSTABLE TODAY AND THURSDAY. A SURFACE THERMAL
TROUGH WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IT IS EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE AREA INTO THE WEEKEND. EXPECT SCATTERED WET THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE BERING SEA WILL PUSH COOLER MORE STABLE
AIR INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING. THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) BY NOON WITH SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED WET
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 12 MPH
                    AROUND NOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING EAST TO 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOW 55.
HIGH 74. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOW 55. HIGH 77.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 55. HIGH 76. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...BEN PRATT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100629.LOUIE.01/AFG