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SPOT FORECAST FOR 501 PAT CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
457 AM AKDT WED AUG 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1920 AKDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH ALOFT TO THE WEST OF THE FIRE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE
WEATHER UNSETTLED TODAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. THE TROUGH WILL
WEAKEN THURSDAY WITH THE SHOWERS BECOMING MORE ISOLATED. MAINLY
DRY WEATHER WITH AT LEAST SOME SUNSHINE EACH DAY FRIDAY THROUGH
THE COMING WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SEASONABLE
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S AND EXCELLENT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-90 PERCENT) WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL LOWERING TO AROUND 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........51-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AYCOCK/BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...C  SWISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100817.501PA.01/AFG