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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRATER CREEK...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
536 AM AKDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2024 AKDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE FIRE THIS MORNING WITH RAIN
TAPERING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER WITH A THERMAL TROUGH
EXTENDING NORTHWEST TO THE YUKON FLATS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................48 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......250 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.MONDAY...
COOLER. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...AYCOCK
REQUESTED BY...TIM EPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.CRATE.01/AFG