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SPOT FORECAST FOR 425 WOOD RIVER 1...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
818 AM AKDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0751 AKDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE IS BUILDING INTO THE INTERIOR TODAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WE WILL
HAVE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY AND
SUNDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE 35 PERCENT. GOOD RH VALUE RECOVERY
DURING THE NIGHT HOURS IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH MODERATE INVERSIONS AROUND
500 FT AGL IN THE MORNINGS. RIDGING ALOFT WILL BRING DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS
BACK TO THE FIRE AREA NEXT WEEK. NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST
MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY
                    (30-65 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MAINLY CLEAR (20-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING EAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 500 FT AGL IN A LOW LEVEL INVERSION AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. A FEW GUSTS AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LITTLE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF CRAMER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.425WO.01/AFG