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SPOT FORECAST FOR SALCHA FUEL BREAK...FAIRBANKS AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
857 AM AKDT MON OCT 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON OCTOBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND COOLER AND
DRIER AIR WILL FOLLOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (100 PERCENT). RAIN AND FOG. RAIN MIXING WITH
                    SNOW THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39 THIS MORNING SLOWLY FALLING
MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................90.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN AND SNOW ENDING EARLY. NO
                    SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................15.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 1500 FEET.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 3000 FEET
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...THOMAN
REQUESTED BY...ED SANFORDFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121008.SALCH.01/AFG