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SPOT FORECAST FOR BITTER CREEK WILDFIRE...BLM - ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
656 PM AKDT MON JUN 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1820 AKDT ON JUNE 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK LOW PRESSURE ALOFT AND A MOIST AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER
THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER
THE NORTHERN ALASKA INTERIOR WILL STRENGTHEN TUESDAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKEN ON WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THURSDAY AND PERSIST INTO
THE WEEKEND.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4-8 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING 500-1000
                    FT AGL BY 0300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6-10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    12-18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12-18 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY EVENING DECREASING TO 500-1000
                    FT AGL BY 0300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20-30 MPH DECREASING TO 10-15 MPH BY 0300.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10-15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL IN THE EARLY MORNING INCREASING TO 6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15-20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.

REMARKS...SHOWER ACTIVITY IN DAYS 3-5 IS EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED
AND SPORADIC. A FEW SHOWERS MAY PRODUCING WETTING RAINS OVER A
SMALL AREA.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...A  KOHLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130603.BITTE.01/AFG