FNAK71 PAFC 041441
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT RICHARDSON RX...BUREAU LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
641 AM AKDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE EXISTS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND A DISSIPATING WEAK
HEAT LOW OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR ARE ALLOWING FOR CONTINUED...
BUT WEAKENING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING ALONG THE KNIK ARM.
CLOUD COVER IS ADVANCING FROM THE NORTHWEST AND WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
MUCH LOWER AND HUMIDITIES SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 4 MPH BECOMING W THROUGH NW 5 TO 10 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SW 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NW WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........N 2 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT.
MIXING WINDS........W 2 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SHEA
REQUESTED BY...JOE DON MORTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.FORTR.01/AER