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SPOT FORECAST FOR BITTER CREEK WILDFIRE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
440 AM AKDT TUE JUN 4 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 AND 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. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT
WITH RECOVERY ABOVE 80 PERCENT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).
                    RAIN SHOWERS (90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS (60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS (40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

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