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SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE 501 PAT CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1045 AM AKDT WED JUN 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1033 AKDT ON JUNE 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK THERMAL TROUGH WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
WET THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOW
LEVEL WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST EXCEPT AROUND THUNDERSTORMS
WHERE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC. SOME OF THE STORMS CAN PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THURSDAY
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SCATTERED WET THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG IN
                    THE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    DAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100630.FIRE5.01/AFG