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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUIE CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
558 AM AKDT TUE JUL 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2223 AKDT ON JULY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENED WEATHER FRONT FROM THE ARCTIC MOVED OVER THE FIRE ON
MONDAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE FROM SIBERIA WILL EXPAND OVER THE FIRE
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES TO
THE FIRE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE AIR MASS OVER THE FIRE WILL BECOME
LESS STABLE AND REMAIN RELATIVELY DRY. THIS MEANS THAT THERE MAY
BE SOME DRY THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...BUT WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50 TO 60 PERCENT).
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OR ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30 TO 40 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 1800 FT
                    BY MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
SUNNY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH
DURING THE BURNING PERIOD.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID TO UPPER 70S. NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A
THUNDERSTORM. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100705.LOUIE.02/AFG