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SPOT FORECAST FOR 596 TCHULKADE LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
726 AM AKDT THU JUL 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1848 AKDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER SHOWERY DAY EXPECTED AT THE FIRE TODAY. ISOLATED
WET THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT
CONDITIONS TO BE A BIT DRYER ON FRIDAY WITH MINIMUM RHS DIPPING CLOSER
TO 40 PERCENT...A SHOWER AND WET THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS STILL POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OVERALL FLOW WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST WITH
SURFACE WINDS PICKING UP A BIT FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS APPROACHES WESTERN ALASKA FROM THE SIBERIAN ARCTIC.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG IN THE
                    MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER 1100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED WET
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 THEN 1 AFTER 2000.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND WET THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO
                    18 MPH AFTER 2300.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND WET THUNDERSTORMS. LOW 51. HIGH 74.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOW 52. HIGH 72.
LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOW 53. HIGH 73. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...PATTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100721.596TC.01/AFG