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SPOT FORECAST FOR 501 PAT CREEK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
652 AM AKDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1940 AKDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

UPDATED DISCUSSION AND CWR ON SUNDAY

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY FLOW INTO THE SURFACE THERMAL
TROUGH SOUTH OF THE AREA EXPECTED TODAY. THE MORE UNSTABLE AIR
WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA NEAR THE TROUGH SO NO SHOWERS EXPECTED
TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHWEST OUT OF THE CANADIAN
ARCTIC WILL BRING A CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS TOMORROW NIGHT AND MONDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN SEASONAL WITH A NOTICEABLE DIURNAL TREND
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. LOW VISIBILITY IN SMOKE IS EXPECTED TO BE A
PROBLEM EACH NIGHT AS THE INVERSION FORMS OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE
INVERSION TO BREAK LATE MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-55 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOW 35. HIGH 63. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 39. HIGH 69. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 38. HIGH 70. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100820.501PA.01/AFG