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SPOT FORECAST FOR HARD LUCK CREEK...FAIRBANKS AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1008 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2200 AKDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER EASTERN INTERIOR ALASKA. THE VERY
WARM AIRMASS WILL PRODUCE VERY LOW RHS TUESDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE FIRE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...TURNING WINDS SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY. MIN RHS WILL BE SOMEWHAT HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK TROUGH
ALOFT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...WHICH MIGHT TOUCH OFF A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AREA.
HOWEVER...NO CHANGE IN THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN IS SEEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOMAN
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.HARDL.01/AFG