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SPOT FORECAST FOR HARDLUCK CREEK...FAIRBANKS AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
415 PM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1530 AKDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NORTH OF THE FIRE THIS
EVENING. EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE FIRE WILL SHIFT TO DRY
NORTHERLY FLOW ON SUNDAY. THE CHANCES OF RAINFALL ARE...AT BEST
...VERY SLIGHT TONIGHT AND THURSAY...AND ABOUT ZERO FRIDAY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-70 PERCENT). SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100-5900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4-6 MPH
                    BY 2000.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SMOKE THROUGH
                    THE DAY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-6900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SMOKE. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FATHAUER
REQUESTED BY...ZANE BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.HARDL.09/AFG