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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRATER CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
625 AM AKDT SAT AUG 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2252 AKDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR THIS
AFTERNOON...BRINGING SOME SHOWERS TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................28 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2700-3500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5200 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HANCOCK
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130809.CRATE.02/AFG