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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRATER CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
542 AM AKDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2147 AKDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THERMAL TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE YUKON FLATS AND
VICINITY BUT WILL GRADUALLY SLIDE EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS BECOMING WEST WINDS 3 TO
                    7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN PERIODS OF RAIN
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT DRAINAGE
                    WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG IN THE
                    MORNING. PERIODS OF RAIN ENDING IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERG
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.CRATE.01/AFG