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SPOT FORECAST FOR SMALL ARMS RANGE...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
513 PM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 8 PM AKDT
   SUNDAY FOR VERY LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL BRING MILD DRY WEATHER
TO THE SITE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. LIGHT NORTHEAST GENERAL
WIND FLOW WILL PREDOMINATE TOMORROW...THOUGH DURING THE HEAT OF
THE BURNING PERIOD...THE NORMAL OPPOSING VALLEY FLOW WILL TRY AND
COUNTERACT THAT. SO AS WAS SEEN THERE TODAY...THE SURFACE WINDS
WILL BE A LITTLE SHIFTY THEN. SUNDAY THE NORTHEAST GENERAL FLOW
WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER...SO IN AFTERNOON...SURFACE WINDS WILL BE
SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH TOWARD EVENING. VERY DRY AIR ALOFT MIXING
DOWN WILL BRING RH'S DOWN TO NEAR 15 PERCENT IN LATE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. RH RECOVERY SAT. NIGHT
WON'T BE ALL THAT GOOD EITHER.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....1100 AROUND 48...MAX AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........1100 AROUND 28 PERCENT...AFTERNOON MIN NEAR
                    15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MAINLY NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST TO EAST 5-10 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN RAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090516.SMALL.01/AFG