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SPOT FORECAST FOR HARD LUCK CREEK...AK STATE DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
151 PM AKDT MON AUG 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1339 AKDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BUT PATCHY FOG
WILL OCCUR IN THE VALLEYS. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BRING
SOME LIGHT RAINS LATE TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGING WILL SLOWLY BUILD BACK IN WEDNESDAY AND ON THROUGH THE
WEEK FOR A GRADUAL WARMING/DRYING TREND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT VALLEY BOTTOMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36 VALLEY BOTTOMS...40-44 SLOPES/RIDGES.
MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH...GUSTS 20 MPH RIDGETOPS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 42. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS 5-15 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 38 TO 45. HIGHS 55 TO 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 58 TO 63. SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...LANN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090817.HARDL.02/AFG