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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALCHA FUEL BREAK...FAIRBANKS AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
929 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 AKDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING NORTH OVER ALASKA IS BRINGING CLOUDS
AND WARM AIR TO THE AREA TODAY ALONG WITH EASTERLY BREEZES. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH SOME EARLY FRIDAY AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM WEAKENS. AS THE
REMAINS OF THE WEATHER FRONT MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY A FEW RAIN SHOWERS
MAY OCCUR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3.0.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.0.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LINGAAS
REQUESTED BY...ED SANFORDFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121004.SALCH.01/AFG