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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE CREEK RX...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
832 AM AKDT MON OCT 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 AKDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS PUSHING A WEATHER FRONT UP OVER THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE STATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA. WEAK TROUGH ALOFT WILL GIVE WAY TO A WEAK
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BUILD IN ON TUE. THE LOW PRESSURE CIRCULATION IN THE
GULF OF ALASKA IS PUSHING MUCH WARMER AIR UP INTO NORTHERN ALASKA AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    FLURRIES IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3-7 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 3-7 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT
WINDS.
.THURSDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT
WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FREEMAN
REQUESTED BY...JAKE DOLLARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.MOOSE.01/AFG