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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALCHA RX...DIV OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
934 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1115 AKDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR WILL CREATE A DOWN SLOPE WIND OVER THE ALASKA
RANGE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE PRECIPITATION AND BRIEFLY
WARM TEMPERATURES A LITTLE OVER THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND BEFORE
COLDER AIR MOVES BACK IN BY LATER ON SUN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL RISING TO 1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 19 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL RISING TO 2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AYCOCK
REQUESTED BY...EDWARD SANFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111014.SALCH.01/AFG