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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE CREEK PILES...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
800 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 AKST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG EASTERLY GENERAL WIND FLOW TODAY WILL
OCCUR AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
THIS WILL KEEP RH'S LOW TODAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES OVER THE INTERIOR TOMORROW...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH
AND THEN WEST...WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SNOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
CWR.................0.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000FT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AT 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). FLURRIES AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 9 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........80.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH. DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT TO SOUTH
                    AT 10 MPH.
CWR.................0.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). FLURRIES IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MIN HUMIDITY........75.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
MUCH COLDER. CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.
HIGHS AROUND 10 ABOVE. LIGHT WINDS.
.MONDAY...
NOT AS COLD. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 1. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
20S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 13. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND/BERG
REQUESTED BY...TOM ST  CLAIR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100305.MOOSE.01/AFG