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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRATER CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
451 AM AKDT TUE AUG 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2256 AKDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY TODAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY TONIGHT. WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA WEDNESDAY BUT WETTING RAINS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL AFTER 1PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    DRAINAGE WINDS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL AFTER 1PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130812.CRATE.01/AFG