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SPOT FORECAST FOR 425 WOOD RIVER 1...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
901 AM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0804 AKDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS
   AND LOW HUMIDITIES...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH HOT AND DRY WEATHER.  THE RIDGE BEGINS TO
SHIFT TO THE NORTH OF THE FIRE LATE IN THE WEEK...BUT TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN VERY WARM WITH LITTLE PROSPECT OF RAIN.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 15 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON WITH ONLY FAIR RECOVERIES TONIGHT. THE WIND WILL TURN
INTO THE SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE
SOME AS A LOW LEVEL TROUGH DEVELOPS NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-25 PERCENT). DENSE SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTH AND INCREASING 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    DIMINISHING SOUTHEAST 7 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (30-60 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING.
                    THE WIND SHOULD TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOW 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...TED PIERCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.425WO.01/AFG