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SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
807 AM AKST MON NOV 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKST ON NOVEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF WEAK WEATHER FEATURES WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE BETWEEN
TODAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THESE FEATURES WILL BRING CLOUDS AND A CHANCE
OF LIGHT SNOW FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS...ANY ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL
BE LIGHT. THEN ON WEDNESDAY WE CAN EXPECT A CLEARING AND DRYING TREND
AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALOFT. AS PER USUAL THIS TIME OF
YEAR IN ALASKA'S INTERIOR...VERTICAL MIXING WILL BE VERY LIMITED DUE TO
THE PRESENCE OF A SURFACE-BASED TEMPERATURE INVERSION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT SNOW
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 200 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1-3 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND ZERO.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1-3 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL FLURRIES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 11.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 100 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 200 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 1-3 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 4 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 12. LIGHT WINDS.
.VETERANS DAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS AROUND 18. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS AROUND 8. HIGHS AROUND
19. EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...STEVENS
REQUESTED BY...BEN PRATT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101108.MOOSE.01/AFG