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SPOT FORECAST FOR JOINT LAKE FIRE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
620 AM AKDT MON AUG 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2035 AKDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL
MOVE EAST AS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ON THE WEST COAST MOVES TO THE
CENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT. HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY WITH
WETTING RAINS TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING EAST WINDS
                    3 TO 8 MPH AROUND NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG.
                    RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE IN THE  EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE
                    WINDS AFTER 10PM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG.
                    RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 10 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130818.JOINT.01/AFG