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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALCHA...FAIRBANKS AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
350 AM AKDT SAT OCT 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO THE
NORTHERN INTERIOR MONDAY WITH A WEAK RIDGE ALONG THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA RANGE. SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE LIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 25. HIGHS AROUND 40.
LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 25. HIGHS AROUND
40. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. LIGHT
WINDS.

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FORECASTER...FISCHER
REQUESTED BY...SCHMOLL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101001.SALCH.01/AFG