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SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDY RIDGE RX...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
636 PM AKDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 AKDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH TO THE WEST OF THE BURN AREA WILL SLOWLY WORK
EAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.  SCATTERED SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.  THERE IS THE CHANCE THAT
THERE COULD EVEN BE A STEADIER PERIOD OR TWO OF SNOW LATER
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO
1 INCH.  LIGHT WINDS AND EXCELLENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS THIS EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL AFTER NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...C  FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.WINDY.02/AFG