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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1143 AM AKDT THU JUL 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 AKDT ON JULY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER MUCH OF THE INTERIOR THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA IS
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME STORMS CAN PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS
AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

LIGHT WINDS OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY...
WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES ABOVE 30 PERCENT FOR MOST AREAS.
NO RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED WET
                    THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600-8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT DECREASING TO 3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
4 TO 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100701.WILLO.01/AFG