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SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1104 AM AKDT SAT AUG 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1039 AKDT ON AUGUST 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE INTERIOR THIS WEEKEND.
A COLD FRONT FROM ATIGUN PASS TO DELTA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST
OVER THE CANADIAN BORDER THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE
INTO SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA SUNDAY MORNING...SPREADING SPREAD
MORE SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH. WINDS
                    DIMINISHING TOWARD EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A FEW SHOWERS
                    THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700-1800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING. RAIN LIKELY AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT IN THE MORNING. SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH AFTER NOON.

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FORECASTER...HANCOCK
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HIGGINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120825.DRYCR.01/AFG