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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALCHA RX...DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
619 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 AKDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS MOVING OUT OF THE AREA AND WILL BE REPLACED
BY AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THAT WILL CREATE A DOWN SLOPE WIND EFFECT OVER THE
ALASKA RANGE LATE THU NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRI. THIS WILL ELIMINATE
THE PRECIPITATION AND SEE TEMPERATURES BRIEFLY WARM UP A LITTLE OVER THE
AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND BEFORE COLDER AIR MOVES BACK IN BY
LATER ON SUN.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH GUSTING TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FREEMAN
REQUESTED BY...EDWARD SANFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111013.SALCH.03/AFG