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SPOT FORECAST FOR FUEL BREAK RX BURN...FAIRBANKS AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
817 AM AKDT FRI SEP 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 AKDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR WILL INCREASE THE
CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON RAIN SHOWERS TURNING TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND
INTO TOMORROW MORNING. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST ON SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON BECOMING SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................20.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.                    .
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS AROUND 40. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT SCHMOLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090925.FUELB.01/AFG