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SPOT FORECAST FOR THE DIVIDE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
547 PM AKDT THU JUL 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1644 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 TROUGH DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTHERN
INTERIOR TODAY WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE FIRE AREA FRI AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
IN THAT AREA THROUGH SAT. THESE FEATURES WILL CAUSE HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH FRIDAY BEING SLIGHTLY
HOTTER AND DRIER THAN TODAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

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


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND HOT( 10 PERCENT). A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3-5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 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 7 MPH.


.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
SUNDAY...
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.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. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100708.THEDI.01/AFG