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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1018 AM AKDT WED JUN 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1025 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
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-7400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600-8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

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

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100630.WILLO.01/AFG