FNAK79 PAFG 281400
FWSAFG

SPOT FORECAST FOR DEADMAN RIFFLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
600 AM AKDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1700 AKDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY AND COLD DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH LOTS OF SUNSHINE AND
LIGHT WINDS.  AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP WELL SOUTH
OF THE AREA TONIGHT AND WILL SEND SOME CLOUDS TOWARD THE AREA BY
MORNING.  WARMER AIR AND MOISTURE WILL OVERRIDE THE COLD AIR
IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA AND MAY PRODUCE SOME SNOW BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON OR EVENING.  THERE WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE OF A PERIOD
OF SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY MUCH
MILDER WEATHER AT THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-3000 FT AGL BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR MUCH OF THE NIGHT (25 PERCENT OR LESS)...WITH
                    INCREASING CLOUDS (50-80 PERCENT) TOWARD MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND ZERO...BUT TEMPERATURES MAY RISE A BIT TOWARD
                    MORNING.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SNOW
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 1500-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 25. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MILDER. LOWS NEAR 30. HIGHS 45 TO 50.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS NEAR 35. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...STEVE THEISEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100927.DEADM.01/AFG