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SPOT FORECAST FOR YTA MOOSE CREEK RX...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
747 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A THERMAL TROUGH HAS RE-ESTABLISHED ITSELF AND WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEAK INSTABILITY ALOFT AS WELL
WILL BRING  A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY TODAY AROUND
THE FIRE AREA AND A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. LOW
LEVEL WINDS LIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TODAY.

COLDER AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER INTO THE AREA BY TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900-10800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7800-9700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500-11700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
.TUESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120428.YTAMO.03/AFG