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SPOT FORECAST FOR UVAGOON CREEK  1...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
501 PM AKDT SUN JUL 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1629 AKDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN
ALASKA INTERIOR IS SETTING OFF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
FIRE AREA THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
TO END BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BUT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT)
                    BY LATE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUING AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL RISING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT6.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...JULIE VORACHEK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120708.UVAGO.01/AFG