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SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUSE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
947 AM AKDT SAT AUG 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 AKDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL STRENGTHEN IN THE AREA
TODAY MAKING THE AREA UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL
MOST LIKELY RESULT IN INCREASED CLOUD COVER MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE...
WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR TWO. THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN
IS LOW. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE SUNDAY INTO
EARLY MONDAY BRINGING ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A LOW CHANCE
OF WETTING RAINS.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH A NOTICEABLE DIURNAL TREND AT
NIGHT. RH RECOVERY WILL BE GOOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 38. HIGH 65. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 35. HIGH 65. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 40. HIGH 68. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...ROD THORSEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100821.GROUS.01/AFG