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FNAK79 PAFG 130527
FWSAFG
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRCH CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
927 PM AKDT MON AUG 12 2013
FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2104 AKDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE AT UPPER LEVELS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A THERMAL
TROUGH FROM THE YUKON FLATS TO NEAR DAWSON IN CANADA WILL PERSIST.
.REST OF TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
THROUGH LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6000 FT AGL
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
IN THE EVENING. WINDS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
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FORECASTER...COX
REQUESTED BY...GLEN LEWIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130812.BIRCH.03/AFG