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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUIE CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
613 AM AKDT WED JUL 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0020 AKDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKLY UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE TODAY AND
THURSDAY. AN ARCTIC WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE BROOKS
RANGE WILL BRING IN CLOUDS FROM THE NORTH TO THE FIRE FOR ONLY PART
OF THE DAY. FOLLOWING THIS...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW STARTING THIS EVENING
WILL BRING IN SUNNY AND WARMER WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2800 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    AN EVENING THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 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...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100707.LOUIE.01/AFG