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SPOT FORECAST FOR FT  HAMLIN HILLS...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
852 AM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0821 AKDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HEIGHTS WILL BE ON THE RISE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SIGNALING A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH WIDESPREAD
MINIMUM RH BELOW 30 PERCENT. INTERIOR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE NEAR NORMAL AGAIN TODAY BUT WILL BE ON THE RISE THROUGH
MID WEEK.

NO MAJOR WIND EVENTS APPEAR TO BE ON THE HORIZON BUT WINDS COULD
GUST UP TO 20 MPH AS SHORT WAVES RIPPLE UP THE SIDE OF THE RIDGE
AS IT BUILDS.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE BERING SEA WILL SEND A WEATHER FRONT
INTO THE INTERIOR ON TUESDAY EVENING/WEDNESDAY MORNING...HOWEVER...
IT IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY DRY. OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...MINIMUM
RHS COULD DIP INTO THE TEENS ON TUESDAY WITH POSSIBLE RED FLAG
CONDITIONS. THE SEVERITY OF THE IMPACT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL DEPEND
ON WHETHER OR NOT IT MOVES THROUGH DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY...AS
WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ALONG THE FRONT. RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO
BREAK DOWN SOMEWHAT BEHIND THE FRONT ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DIP
BACK TO NORMAL BY NEXT WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    AROUND NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
SUNNY AND DRY. LOW 45. HIGH 81. LIGHT WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 44. HIGH 75. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOW 50. HIGH 70. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...WEBB
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.FTHAM.01/AFG