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SPOT FORECAST FOR THE DIVIDE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1133 AM AKDT FRI JUL 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1108 AKDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION... THERMAL TROUGH JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS
AND SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH
THE EVENING. TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PUSHES TOWARD THE AREA SATURDAY.
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE INTERIOR ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS DEVELOPING BY
                    MID AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO THE
                    EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100-10100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DESCENDING TO 4500 FT AGL BY MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......ASCENDING TO 7500-9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
7 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND
12 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...DOUG DOWNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100709.THEDI.01/AFG