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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE CREEK...BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE UYTD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
823 AM AKDT THU OCT 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK WIND FLOW PATTERN WILL PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL ALASKA
INTERIOR THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME MOSTLY EAST TO
NORTHEAST AND INCREASE SOME BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS
A STORM CENTER APPROACHES THE BRISTOL BAY AREA AND TIGHTENS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SOME OVER THE ALASKA INTERIOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED FLURRIES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM BECOMING WEST 2-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........CALM BECOMING WEST 3-7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE MAINLY SOUTHWEST 0-3 MPH.
CWR.................0.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-3 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 4-8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. LOWS NEAR 25.
HIGHS NEAR 40. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. HIGHS NEAR 45. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS NEAR 30.
HIGHS 40 TO 45. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...JEREMY GOERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091001.MOOSE.01/AFG