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SPOT FORECAST FOR STUART CREEK 2...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
917 PM AKDT SUN AUG 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2057 AKDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE YUKON WILL BUILD WESTWARD IN TO EASTERN
ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE FIRE
DURING THE DAY MONDAY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE
PERIOD WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED
TO DROP TO AROUND 30 TO 35 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND 25 TO 30 PERCENT
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RH VALUES WILL RECOVER TO AROUND 80 TO 85 PERCENT
TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...COX
REQUESTED BY...MATT SNYDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130811.STUAR.03/AFG