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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALCHA RX...DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1037 AM AKDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA IS BEING MOVED EAST BY A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST THAT WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA ON
TUE WITH SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES TO FOLLOW BY THE END OF THE WEEK. UPPER
LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA IS KEEPING THE AREA A LITTLE ABOVE
NORMAL IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES AND IS KEEPING THE AREA RELATIVELY
MOISTURE FREE THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FREEMAN
REQUESTED BY...EDWARD SANFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111003.SALCH.02/AFG