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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 AKDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
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 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. DOWN SLOPE WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO WEAKEN TONIGHT AND WILL END SAT...ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ENTER
THE AREA FROM THE WEST...AND SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING
SAT AND SAT NIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL RISING TO 2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...AYCOCK
REQUESTED BY...EDWARD SANFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111014.SALCH.02/AFG