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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUIE CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
743 AM AKDT WED JUN 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0714 AKDT ON JUNE 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE AREA THIS MORNING
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REMAINS IN PLACE OVER
LOWER PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE. WEAK SURFACE TROUGH RUNNING FROM YUKON
TERRITORY TO KOTZEBUE WILL HELP ENHANCE THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWER
ACTIVITY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    MOVING THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN SOME CLEARING IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) TOWARD MORNING.
                    PATCHY EARLY MORNING FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...ESTHER HORSCHEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100630.LOUIE.01/AFG