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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
213 PM AKDT FRI JUL 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 AKDT ON JULY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN
ALASKA CAUSING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED WET THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY.
A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH NORTH OF THE FIRE AREA WILL BUILD
SOUTH OVER THE FIRE AREA BY SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOCUSED
ALONG THIS TROUGH. THERE WILL BE HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS
WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL FALLING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................22 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...TOM ST  CLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100702.WILLO.01/AFG