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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
438 AM AKDT TUE AUG 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1848 AKDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS
MORNING LIFTS NORTHEAST AND INTO THE WESTERN INTERIOR THIS
AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO CANADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY WITH ANY STEADY RAINFALL LIKELY REMAINING WELL EAST
OF THE FIRE.  DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED BY LATE IN THE WEEK...BUT
A RETURN TO THE UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                    7 TO 12 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 7 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    AFTER NOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...MIKE BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100816.WILLO.01/AFG