FNAK71 PAFC 281652
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT RICHARDSON RX...AFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
852 AM AKDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE ANCHORAGE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK UNDER SUNNY SKIES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN DEVELOPMENT OF A LIGHT SEA BREEZE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MEANWHILE A SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY GUSTY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS
THROUGH EAST-WEST CHANNELS IN THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. THESE EASTERLY
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE IT INTO THE BURN AREA...BUT WILL
AFFECT NEARBY HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND RESULT IN A TRANSPORT WIND
OUT OF THE EAST.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NE 4 MPH BECOMING NW 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SE 18 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NE 4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........E 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NE 4 MPH BECOMING NW 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SE 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAINES
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090429.FORTR.02/AER