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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUIE CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1038 PM AKDT TUE JUL 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2228 AKDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAKLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED
CAUSING ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH JUST NORTH
OF THE FIRE AREA WILL DISSIPATE WED. A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE FIRE AREA THU AND MOVE OVER THE FIRE
THU NIGHT WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.

A RIDGE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AND
THEN WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WARMER AND DRYER CONDITIONS WILL
RETURN THU AND LAST INTO FRI.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-7 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.


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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS BRENZEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100706.LOUIE.02/AFG