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SPOT FORECAST FOR HARD LUCK CREEK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
533 PM AKDT TUE AUG 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1706 AKDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH PERIODS
OF RAIN AND VERY LIKELY A WETTING RAIN. THE RAIN WILL TAPER OFF TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS WEDNESDAY MORNING. CLOUDS WILL GIVE WAY TO A PARTLY
SUNNY SKY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS DRIER AIR FILTERS BACK INTO THE AREA.
DRY AND MILDER WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH THE NEXT
CHANCE OF RAIN HOLDING OFF UNTIL THE WEEKEND.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-100 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (30-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54 RIDGE-TOPS TO 59 VALLEY BOTTOMS.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 TO 42 PERCENT....LOWEST IN THE VALLEY BOTTOMS.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH NEAR THE RIDGE-
                    TOPS
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 TO 7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE/NO LOW LEVEL INVERSION
                    EXPECTED IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOW-MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOW-MID 60S.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST AROUND
5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...LANN MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090818.HARDL.01/AFG