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SPOT FORECAST FOR PAT CREEK FIRE  501...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
625 AM AKDT TUE JUL 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1853 AKDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK TROUGH ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOMAN
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HIGGINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100726.PATCR.02/AFG