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SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
826 AM AKDT FRI AUG 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0816 AKDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL RETURN ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH COOLER TEMPS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN
FOR THE FIRE AREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SAT MORNING.
THE FIRE AREA WILL REMAIN IN A MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW PATTERN
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR RAIN LATE SUN INTO
MONDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................22 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HIGGINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120824.DRYCR.01/AFG