FNAK72 PAFC 190837
FWSALU

SPOT FORECAST FOR FIRE 282 WINTER TRAIL...MCGRATH FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1237 AM AKDT FRI JUN 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2354 AKDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE EACH OF THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. THIS WILL BRING THE THREAT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TO MOST INLAND LOCATIONS...
ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. GENERALLY LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ALONG THE COAST. A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN THE
BERING WILL MOVE TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY THE END OF THE
WEEKEND...INCREASING CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN BUT DECREASING
CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET INCREASING TO 7000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SE 15 KT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT LOWERING TO 2000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........S 5 KT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT INCREASING TO 3000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........S 10 KT.

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FORECASTER...SAMELSON
REQUESTED BY...DALE WOITAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090618.FIRE2.01/ALU