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SPOT FORECAST FOR FT  HAMLIN HILLS...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
904 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0816 AKDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKDT
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...SHORT WAVE EXITING THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG
RIDGING BUILDING IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST TODAY. NEAR RECORD HIGH HEIGHTS
ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AS WELL AS NEAR RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES.

RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WARNING
WILL MOST LIKELY BE EXTENDED INTO WEDNESDAY. RED FLAG WILL BE
MARGINAL TODAY...MINIMUM RHS IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED BUT IT IS
UNCLEAR WHETHER THE DRY AIR WILL ADVECT IN DURING THE MAX DAYTIME
HEAT...DRIEST AIR WILL BE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE TODAY. TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE MUCH MORE SEVERE.

WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY...MODERATE EASTERLIES WILL PICK UP TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON WEDNESDAY...WHERE THEY
WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST/SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING. THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SMOKY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH AFTER 2300
                    DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 12 MPH AFTER 0400.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SMOKY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. DRY. LOW 46. HIGH 86. LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 51. HIGH 85. WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW 54. HIGH 80. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...G  BRANSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.FTHAM.01/AFG