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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRATER CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
555 AM AKDT MON AUG 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2246 AKDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK OVER THE AREA FROM THE
EAST. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THE WEEK
WITH GENERALLY POOR RECOVERY OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SOME SPRINKLES
                    IN THE MORNING THEN SOME CLEARING IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SMOKE CLEARING WHEN INVERSION
                    BREAKS AT AROUND 2 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    INVERSION BREAKING AROUND 1 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
EAST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130811.CRATE.01/AFG