FNAK79 PAFG 141803
FWSAFG

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALCHA FUEL BREAK...FAIRBANKS AREA FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
903 AM AKST WED NOV 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 AKST ON NOVEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK WEATHER FRONT MOVING OVER THE SOUTHEAST INTERIOR WILL BRING
A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OVER THE AREA LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. CLOUDS
WILL DECREASE AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 6 BELOW.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 6 BELOW.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL DROPPING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 13 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS (90 PERCENT BECOMING
                    40 PERCENT)
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 1 BELOW.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL RISING TO 1200 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 MPH DIMINISHING TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LINGAAS
REQUESTED BY...ED SANFORDFMO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121114.SALCH.01/AFG