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SPOT FORECAST FOR BROOKS CREEK 2...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
643 AM AKDT SUN AUG 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1912 AKDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN SOUTHEAST OF THE FIRE THROUGH MONDAY.
MORNING POLAR ORBITING SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A BAND OF CLOUDS
EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL YUKON TERRITORY...NORTH OF THE FIRE...
AND FROM THERE NORTHWARD INTO THE ARCTIC. THIS BAND OF CLOUDS IS
MOVING SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE FIRE. OTHER SIMILAR BANDS OF CLOUDS
ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW IT DOWN TO THE FIRE THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1200 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100821.BROOK.01/AFG