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SPOT FORECAST FOR YTA MOOSE CREEK...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
313 PM AKDT MON APR 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1525 AKDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LONG WAVE TROUGH AND A CLOSED ARCTIC LOW
IS DIGGING SOUTH AND A COOLING PATTERN IS UNDERWAY FOR
THE INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE INTERIOR LATE MON INTO TUESDAY BRINGING
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHER RH VALUES
THROUGH THURSDAY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED
OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR THE
EASTERN INTERIOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT).ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
.FRIDAY...
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...KRYSTON
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN RAY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120430.YTAMO.01/AFG