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SPOT FORECAST FOR 501 PAT CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
615 AM AKDT THU AUG 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1909 AKDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST
ALASKA AND END UP NORTH OF THE FIRE BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE LOW
WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO GENERATE ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
SHOWERS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT THE CHANCE OF A WETTING
RAIN LOOKS SLIM.  AN UPPER LOW MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST
OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BRING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
A BETTER CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
SEASONABLE THE NEXT FEW DAYS ALONG WITH EXCELLENT RH RECOVERIES
AT NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING.
    PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). BECOMING MOSTLY
    CLEAR (15-35 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED
    AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH
    AFTER NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
AROUND 60. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FREEMAN
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN RAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100825.501PA.01/AFG