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SPOT FORECAST FOR FT  HAMLIN HILLS...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
446 PM 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.

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

.DISCUSSION...HEIGHTS WILL BE ON THE RISE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A CHANCE
FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...DEPENDING ON THE MOVEMENT OF A WEATHER FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH A BERING SEA LOW. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY
DRY BUT WINDS WINDS COULD GUST TO 20 MPH DURING PASSAGE...IT WILL ALSO
BRING IN SOME COOLER AIR AND WORK TO BREAK DOWN THE RIDGE...OPENING THE
POSSIBILITY OF A PATTERN CHANGE TO MORE COOL WET AND RAINY WEATHER NEXT
WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1700 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH AFTER
                    1800.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOW 47. HIGH 85. EAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 52. HIGH 85. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 50. HIGH 74. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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