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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1608 AKDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BEGIN FRIDAY...
BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER DAYTIME
HUMIDITIES. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9-13 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL
                    BY LATE TONIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-10 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL LOWERING TO 500-1000 FT AGL BY
                    LATE IN THE NIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HIGGINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120823.DRYCR.02/AFG