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SPOT FORECAST FOR THURSDAY CREEK AFTERNOON FIRE......DNR-FORESTRY-MATSU
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2002

VALID UNTIL 1102 PM AKDT SUN JUL 21 2002
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW AT THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL HELP MOVE WEATHER FRONTS CURRENTLY IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA AND SOUTH OF THE GULF OVER THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. THE
WEATHER FRONTS WILL BRING PLENTY OF CLOUDS AND THE CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION THROUGH MONDAY. THE CLOUDS AND CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
WILL ALSO KEEP TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY LOWER AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
HIGHER.

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN TOWARD
   MORNING.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51 TO 54 DEGREES.
   RH..................MAX 85 TO 90%.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST TO EAST 4 TO 8 MPH DIMINISHING
   TOWARD SUNSET.
   CWR.................30% TOWARD MORNING.
   LAL.................1.
   HAINES INDEX........3.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 1000 FEET.
   TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW
   SKY / WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN LIKELY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58 TO 62 DEGREES.
   RH..................MIN 55 TO 60%
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
   CWR.................60%
   LAL.................1.
   HAINES INDEX........4.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FEET.
   TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

FORECASTER...N JERUZAL