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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1046 AM AKDT FRI JUL 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 AKDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERMAL TROUGH LIES ACROSS THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH THE
EVENING. TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY
GAP WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS
GUSTING TO 35 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE INTERIOR ON
SATURDAY AS THE AREA REMAINS UNSTABLE AS TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES
THROUGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200-11100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
                    WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 BECOMING 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DESCENDING TO 3500 FT AGL BY MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING DIMINISHING TO 8 TO 12 MPH BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......ASCENDING TO 8300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH DIMINISHING TO AROUND 6 MPH
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...SAINT CLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100709.WILLO.01/AFG