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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOON LAKE...STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
349 PM AKDT WED JUL 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1514 AKDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AS A WEAK
UPPER RIDGE MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. A MOIST SOUTHWEST
FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST FRIDAY NIGHT
AND  MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A
GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN FROM THIS DISTURBANCE FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL BY 0300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 0-3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL BY 0300.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...KRISTI BULOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130717.MOONL.01/AFG