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SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
619 AM AKDT FRI AUG 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1752 AKDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AS A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT BEGINS TO DEVELOP. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK INTO THE
AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND A
GOOD CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN. SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR EXPECTED SUNDAY
AS THE UPPER LOW TURNS INTO THE NORTHWEST...BUT A SHOWER OR TWO
IS STILL POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
    INCREASING CLOUDS (60-90 PERCENT) AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MULTIPLE WEAK INVERSIONS BELOW 1500 FT AGL
    EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO AROUND
    6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG. RAIN LIKELY
    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH..
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG IN THE
                    MORNING. RAIN LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 3000 FT..
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
PATCHY FOG. CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS AROUND 60. LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FREEMAN
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON POE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100826.WILLO.02/AFG