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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRAZY MTN COMPLEX...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
233 PM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1413 AKDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG RIDGE ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS. A THERMAL TROUGH IS LOCATED NORTH OF THE FIRE FROM AMBLER-
FORT YUKON-EAGLE THIS EVENING AND WILL DRIFT BACK SOUTH THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY. DENSE SMOKE WILL BE A PROBLEM WITH VERY LIGHT SOUTHWEST
WINDS AND POSSIBLE MIDDLE CLOUDS MOVING OVER THE AREA. THIS DENSE SMOKE
WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES COOLER AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES HIGHER THEN
AREAS OF LESS SMOKE. NO PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-5600 FT AGL LOWERING TO 2200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...LITTLE
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HIGGINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.CRAZY.01/AFG