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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOON LAKE...STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
427 PM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1528 AKDT ON JULY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN
ALASKA RANGE IS CAUSING THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE FIRE NOW.
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS JUST WEST OF THE FIRE IS MOVING TOWARDS
THE FIRE AND SHOULD MOVE OVER THE FIRE BY 5PM. EXPECT WIND GUSTS
TO 25 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS.

AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PERSIST OVER THE
AREA THROUGH THU THEN MOVE EAST. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
WARM THROUGH FRIDAY WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES DECREASING THROUGH FRI.
WEAK CHINOOK WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRI AND CONTINUE INTO SAT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    THIS EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS TO 25 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 AT 1600 FT...75 AT 2200.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-38 PERCENT...DRIEST AT 1600 FT.
WIND (20 FT)........W 3-5 MPH
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 AT 2200 FT TO 83 AT 1600 FT.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-32 PERCENT...DRIEST AT 1600 FT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...BRENTWOOD REID
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130731.MOONL.01/AFG