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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOON LAKE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
815 AM AKDT WED JUL 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1517 AKDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR WILL WEAKEN TODAY.
A COLD FRONT OVER NORTHERN ALASKA IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AND WILL CROSS
THE FIRE AREA THURSDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-100 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL RAIN THROUGH
                    THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
x09x09    THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL RAIN. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................44 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). PERIODS OF RAIN.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MCGIBBONY
REQUESTED BY...BRENTWOOD REID
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130723.MOONL.02/AFG