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SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADMAN RIFFLE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
757 AM AKDT FRI OCT 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0733 AKDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE AIR FLOW TO THE FIRE AREA ORIGINATES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA.
SINCE THIS TRAJECTORY INVOLVES CROSSING MOUNTAIN RANGES...MUCH OF
THE MOISTURE WILL BE WRUNG OUT OF THE AIR BEFORE IT REACHES THE FIRE
AREA. THE RESULT WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SOME POTENTIAL
FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF
TRULY WETTING PRECIPITATION IS COMPARATIVELY LOW. WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE FROM THE NORTHEAST...BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT. GIVEN
THE WEAKER INFLUENCE OF THE SUN AT THIS TIME OF YEAR...MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXTEND HIGHER THAN ABOUT 1500 FT IN THE AFTERNOONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A FEW SPRINKLES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE EARLY EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...AYCOCK
REQUESTED BY...STEVE THEISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101001.DEADM.01/AFG