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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOON LAKE...AK STATE DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
611 PM AKDT SUN AUG 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1751 AKDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE YUKON WILL BUILD WESTWARD IN TO EASTERN
ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE FIRE
DURING THE DAY MONDAY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 30 PERCENT MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS.
RH VALUES WILL RECOVER TO AROUND 85 PERCENT TONIGHT AND AROUND 80
PERCENT MONDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...COX
REQUESTED BY...DIANE RUSH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130811.MOONL.02/AFG