FNAK79 PAFG 261342
FWSAFG

SPOT FORECAST FOR TCHULKADE LAKE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
542 AM AKDT SUN SEP 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1840 AKDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE IN CANADA WILL SEND
MOISTURE TOWARDS THE FIRE TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.  SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY MORNING. THERE
MAY EVEN BE A FEW PERIODS OF STEADIER SNOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. DRIER
WEATHER BUT CONTINUED COLD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER CHANCE
OF SNOW ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. A FEW GUSTS OF 12 TO 15 MPH
                    POSSIBLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1500-2000 FT AGL AFTER
                    NOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
                    POSSIBLY A FEW PERIODS OF STEADIER SNOW. SNOW
                    ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 2 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO AROUND 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 2000 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 LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...STEVE THEISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100926.TCHUL.01/AFG