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SPOT FORECAST FOR JOINT LAKE FIRE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
508 AM AKDT TUE AUG 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2258 AKDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY TODAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY TONIGHT. WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA WEDNESDAY BUT WETTING RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL AFTER 1 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE
                    WINDS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS IN THE
                    VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST WINDS
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL AFTER 1PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130812.JOINT.01/AFG