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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOON LAKE...STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
435 PM AKDT WED AUG 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1601 AKDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER DISTURBANCE OVER THE FORTYMILE COUNTRY WILL PRODUCE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS EVENING. THIS DISTURBANCE
WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD OVERNIGHT TO BE NEAR ARCTIC VILLAGE
BY THURSDAY MORNING. A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER
THE NORTHERN ALASKA INTERIOR WHILE A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL
REMAIN ALONG THE EASTERN NORTH GULF COAST. SOUTHERLY FLOW
ALOFT WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. AREAS OF
                    SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 10-15 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH DIMINISHING TO 2 TO
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...PETER BUTTERI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130807.MOONL.01/AFG