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SPOT FORECAST FOR FT  HAMLIN HILLS...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
409 AM AKDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2208 AKDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING ALOFT OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL BE
PUSHED SOUTHWARD SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS A STRONG UPPER LOW
MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD OUT OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN. THE UPPER LOW
CENTER WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN BROOKS RANGE BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS LOW WILL
COVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN INTERIOR BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.


TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL RISING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    BECOMING WEST 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL LOWERING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL RISING TO 8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10-20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. AREAS OF SMOKE.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 68. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS NEAR 65.
NORTH WINDS TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 40 TO 45.
HIGHS 60 TO 65. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...TED PIERCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090806.FTHAM.02/AFG