FNAK71 PAFC 071739
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHANTA...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE KENAI NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
939 AM AKDT TUE JUL 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0754 AKDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR INCREASINGLY STRONG
SEA BREEZES IN THE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. ALTHOUGH THE AREA
OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT POSITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...EXPECT
CONTINUED DRY AND SUNNY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT IN THE BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                   10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT DECREASING TO 500 FT OR LOWER AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON..
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT OR LOWER INCREASING TO 10000 FT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...
THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. AFTERNOON RH
           IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO
           12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. AFTERNOON RH
          IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO
          8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. AFTERNOON RH
          IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 4 TO
          8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...DOUG NEWBOULD  BRAD REED
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090707.SHANT.01/AER