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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALCHA...FAIRBANKS AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1027 AM AKDT TUE SEP 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LONG WAVE TROUGH PATTERN OVER THE FORECAST AREA TODAY WILL GIVE WAY
TO AN APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING CLOUDS AND A POSSIBILITY OF SOME LIGHT
RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS AS IT MOVES NORTH. MUCH WARMER AIR WILL FILL
IN BEHIND THE FRONT. THE MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 9 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50.
EAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 50. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FREEMAN
REQUESTED BY...SCHMOLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100928.SALCH.01/AFG