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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
821 AM AKDT WED AUG 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0814 AKDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PATTER PROVIDING MUCH COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS
TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BACK OVER THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THE
COOLER TEMPERATURES OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 17 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FREEMAN
REQUESTED BY...C  SWISHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100818.WILLO.01/AFG