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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAZY MOUNTAIN COMPLEX...BLM - AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
505 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1646 AKDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...HEIGHTS WILL BE ON THE RISE THROUGH WEDNESDAY SIGNALING
A RETURN OF UNSEASONABLY HOT AND DRY WEATHER. RED FAG CONDITIONS FOR
LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY ON WEDNESDAY
AS WELL. RH RECOVERY EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 40 MID SLOPE AND AROUND 60
ON THE FLATS AND ALONG THE YUKON RIVER. A DRY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BREAK DOWN THE RIDGE SOMEWHAT AND PROVIDE A
CHANCE FOR A PATTERN CHANGE NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
HOT. DRY AND SMOKY. SUNNY SKIES. LOW 45 HIGH 88. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 52. HIGH 86. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 47. HIGH 82. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 47. HIGH 75. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...ADAM KOHLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.CRAZY.02/AFG