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SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK FIRE...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
837 AM AKDT THU AUG 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0823 AKDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL HANG ON FOR ONE MORE DAY TODAY WITH SUNNY
AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE FIRE AREA. INCREASING CLOUDS FOR FRIDAY
AND COOLER TEMPERATURES AS THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES SOUTHWEST. RAIN
WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SAT
MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-7500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2900-4600 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...JAKE DOLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.DRYCR.01/AFG