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SPOT FORECAST FOR THE DIVIDE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1102 AM AKDT SAT JUL 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 AKDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE THERMAL TROUGH HAS DRIFTED NORTH AND EXTENDS
FROM KOTZEBUE SOUND TO NORTH OF TANANA. THE WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE BROOKS RANGE AND ARCTIC COAST WILL BREAK DOWN
TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE
INTO THE INTERIOR LATER THIS EVENING. TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN
ADVANCE OF SYSTEM HAS MOVED INTO THE SOUTHERN ZONES AND WILL WORK
ITS WAY NORTH ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH THE DAY.

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE LOW FOR EARLY
NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED WET
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600-9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED WET
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    BY MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    11 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100710.THEDI.01/AFG