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SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADMAN RIFFLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
549 AM AKDT SUN SEP 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1839 AKDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING IN WESTERN CANADA WILL SEND
MOISTURE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FIRE TODAY.  SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...AND
THERE MAY EVEN BE A PERIOD OR TWO OF STEADIER SNOWFALL TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE COLD SIDE ALL WEEK WITH ANOTHER
CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL RISING TO AROUND 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
                    A PERIOD OR TWO OF STEADIER SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW
                    ACCUMULATION TO 1 INCH.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MIN HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT
WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...STEVE THEISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100925.DEADM.01/AFG