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SPOT FORECAST FOR HARD LUCK CREEK...FAIRBANKS AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
324 PM AKDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1505 AKDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
.A STRONG RIDGE ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
BRINGING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY.
RH VALUES EXPECTED TO RECOVER ABOVE 40 PERCENT AT MID SLOPE AND
ABOVE 60 PERCENT IN VALLEY LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE
SMOKE IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN TURNING
TO THE WEST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). AREAS OF DENSE SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1200 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...LITTLE
REQUESTED BY...KELLY CLEMONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090804.HARDL.01/AFG