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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO DZ RX...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
624 PM AKDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1815 AKDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH JUST SOUTH OF THE FIRE AREA WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT DEVELOPING IN THE WESTERN INTERIOR WILL MOVE
EAST ACROSS THE FIRE AREA FRI NIGHT AS A WEAK AND WET COLD FRONT.
WINDS WILL BE WEST 10 MPH WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
FRI NIGHT BEHIND THE COULD FRONT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL FALLING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). INCREASING CLOUDS WITH
                    ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BRADER
REQUESTED BY...M  ROBINETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110505.BUFFA.01/AFG