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SPOT FORECAST FOR CARIBOU CREEK...AK STATE DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
624 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2253 AKDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERMAL TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE YUKON FLATS AND
VICINITY BUT WILL GRADUALLY SLIDE EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER TODAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING SOME LIGHT RAIN TO
THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    A FEW SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG.
                    PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO
                    9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...ZANE BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.CARIB.01/AFG