FNAK79 PAFG 171650
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SPOT FORECAST FOR DTAE JARVIS CREEK...AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
850 AM AKDT FRI MAY 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY BRINGING RAIN
AND SNOW WHICH WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
WITH THE COLD FRONT AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY AFTER NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................29 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO WEST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................38 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500 FT AGL
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 19 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LINGAAS
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130517.DTAEJ.01/AFG