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SPOT FORECAST FOR 635 CANVASBACK LAKE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
346 PM AKDT TUE JUL 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1532 AKDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE FIRE SLOWLY LIFTS TO NORTH. THE TROUGH WILL
BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...BUT THE BEST
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE. A WEST
TO SOUTHWEST WIND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY. DRY WEATHER AND UNSEASONABLY WARM BY THE WEEKEND
WITH TEMPERATURES LIKELY CLIMBING INTO THE 80S BY SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........87-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR
                    ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER 2200.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 800-1200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...PAT OBRIEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100727.635CA.01/AFG