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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
428 AM AKDT SAT JUL 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2054 AKDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN WELL NORTHWEST OF THE FIRE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST
ON SUNDAY. WEAK DISTURBANCES IN THE FLOW WILL TOUCH OFF A FEW SHOWERS
THIS WEEKEND...BUT NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. GOOD RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
                    PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH
                    BY NOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100716.WILLO.02/AFG