FNAK79 PAFG 080401 FWSAFG SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUIE CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 801 PM AKDT WED JUL 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1859 AKDT ON JULY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY THEN WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A THERMAL TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR THU WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE FIRE AREA FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE CONDITIONS TO BECOME MUCH WARMER AND DRIER THROUGH FRI WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE FRI. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTH OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR OF ALASKA SAT WILL BRING COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3-5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 9 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5-7 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 9 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 MPH. CWR.................5 PERCENT. LAL.................2. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 9 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... NOT AS WARM. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS 55 TO 65. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BRADER REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER FRIAR TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100707.LOUIE.02/AFG