FNAK71 PAFC 291742
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT RICHARDSON RX...AFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
942 AM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 AKDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMING TEMPERATURES AND DRYING CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE SITS OVER THE REGION. A SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...RESULTING IN PREDOMINANTLY
EASTERLY FLOW ABOVE THE SURFACE. A SEA BREEZE WILL DEVELOP AT THE
SURFACE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING RESULTING IN MAINLY A SOUTHWEST
WIND ACROSS THE BURN AREA...ALTHOUGH AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THE
MOUNTAINS THE EAST FLOW WILL BECOME MORE DOMINANT. ON THURSDAY THE
SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD A LITTLE FARTHER WEST SO THAT THE EASTERLY
FLOW WILL BE WEAKER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SW 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SE 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW WIND 7 TO 14 MPH BECOMING NE 5 MPH LATE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........E 5 MPH

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NE WIND 4 MPH BECOMING SW 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SE 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAINES
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090429.FORTR.03/AER