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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOUIE CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
747 PM AKDT THU JUL 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1902 AKDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL
REMAIN THROUGH FRI THEN WEAKEN. A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IN THE
SOUTHERN INTERIOR TODAY WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE FIRE AREA FRI AFTERNOON
AND NORTH OF THE FIRE SAT. THESE FEATURES WILL CAUSE HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH FRIDAY BEING SLIGHTLY
HOTTER AND DRIER THAN TODAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH SATURDAY WILL BRING COOLER
AND MORE MOIST CONDITIONS SATURDAY INTO SUN...AND THEN CONTINUING COOLER
AND WETTER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH SMOKE (10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND HOT( 20 PERCENT). PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING EAST 7-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4-6 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS (40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
SUNDAY...
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 MPH.
.MONDAY...
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100708.LOUIE.01/AFG