FNAK79 PAFG 071719 FWSAFG SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRCH CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 919 AM AKDT SUN JUL 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1900 AKDT ON JULY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ATMOSPHERE RELATIVELY UNSTABLE WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER THE FIRE AREA ON SUNDAY. WETTING RAIN IS LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8800-10100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 550-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...KRYSTON REQUESTED BY...HIGGINS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130706.BIRCH.01/AFG