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SPOT FORECAST FOR 501 PAT CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
603 AM AKDT SAT AUG 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2112 AKDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN
INTERIOR THROUGH SUNDAY AND BRING MUCH DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS
TO THE FIRE AREA WITH SUNDAY BEING THE WARMEST AND DRIEST. ON MONDAY
A DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE INTERIOR AND THOUGH IT WILL
BE WEAKENING IT MAY GIVE A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN. DURING THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK SOUTHWEST FLOW AT UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL RETURN
AND CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO COOL TO NORMAL VALUES AND BRING PERIODS OF
RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
NOT AS WARM. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LINGAAS
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100813.501PA.02/AFG