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SPOT FORECAST FOR FT  HAMLIN HILLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
639 AM AKDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2250 AKDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD TOWARD THE AREA TODAY. A WEST WIND WILL
PICK UP THIS MORNING WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE
LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE RIDGE
BUILDS INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE COOLER IN THE
WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT HAS PUSHED WELL EAST OF THE FIRE.
GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND.
MODERATELY STRONG SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS ARE EXPECTED THE NEXT
COUPLE OF NIGHTS WITH THE TOP OF THE INVERSION NEAR 500 FT AGL.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO REBUILD ACROSS
THE FIRE WEATHER NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL BRING A RETURN TO VERY
WARM WEATHER AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH
                    BY 1000 WITH GUSTS TO 15 TO 20 MPH. THE WIND SHOULD
                    DIMINISH BACK TO 4 TO 8 MPH BY AROUND 1800.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 5 MPH
                    BY 2200. GUSTS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 300 TO 600 AGL IN A MODERATE INVERSION
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
PARTLY SUNNY. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS 70 TO 75.
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY SUNNY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID-UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LITTLE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF CRAMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090731.FTHAM.01/AFG