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FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR OATS RADIO...AFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
439 PM AKDT FRI MAY 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL TRACK DOWN INTO THE PACIFIC
THIS WEEKEND WHILE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE
WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH A SLIGHT DRYING AND WARMING
TREND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE JUST ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO GENERATE
A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. A WESTERLY TRANSPORT WIND WILL PUSH THESE
EASTWARD AWAY FROM THE BURN AREA. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT AND IN THE EARLY MORNING. SEA BREEZES WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET AROUND NOON INCREASING TO 8000 FEET BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........S 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND 10 TO 14 MPH EARLY EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE
                    4 MPH TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FEET IN THE EVENING FALLING TO 2000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........W 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND 4 MPH BECOMING NW 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET RISING TO 4500 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NW 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAINES
REQUESTED BY...KELLY KANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090509.OATSR.01/AER