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SPOT FORECAST FOR BUFFALO DZ RX...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
520 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH IN FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON
AND BRING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS SCATTERED SHOWERS
THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING.
INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2000 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FREEMAN
REQUESTED BY...M  ROBINETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110506.BUFFA.01/AFG