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SPOT FORECAST FOR HARD LUCK CREEK...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
543 PM AKDT THU AUG 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1721 AKDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE MOSTLY CLEAR AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.
THE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO WARM THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
TEMPERATURES TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL BE A FEW DEGREES WARMER
THAN TODAY. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON
SATURDAY WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS. THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL
INCREASE BY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH A FEW PERIODS OF RAIN
POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. COOL WEATHER ALONG WITH
A CONTINUED CHANCE OF RAIN ON MONDAY...WITH SOMEWHAT DRIER
WEATHER EXPECTED TO RETURN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61 TO 69....WARMEST AT THE BOTTOM ELEVATION.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 TO 36 PERCENT...LOWEST AT THE BOTTOM ELEVATION.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE IN DIRECTION BUT MAINLY FROM THE NORTH
                    2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......A MODERATE LOW LEVEL INVERSION BELOW 1000 FT AGL IN
                    THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6000 TO 7000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
INCREASING CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE DAY OR AT NIGHT.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOW 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOW 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...LANN MOORE - SITL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090820.HARDL.01/AFG