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SPOT FORECAST FOR JOINT LAKE FIRE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
531 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2028 AKDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE FIRE THIS MORNING WITH RAIN
TAPERING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER WITH A THERMAL TROUGH
EXTENDING NORTHWEST TO THE YUKON FLATS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN TAPERING TO SCATTERED
x09x09    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
x09x09    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................48 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
x09x09    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...AYCOCK
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.JOINT.01/AFG