FNAK71 PAFC 081449
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHANTA...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE KENAI NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
649 AM AKDT WED JUL 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0604 AKDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLIGHT SHIFT IN THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN IS
UNDER WAY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AS A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE SHIFTS POSITION OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE RESULTS
WILL BE INCREASINGLY STRONG AFTERNOON AND EVENING SEA BREEZES
AS WELL AS TEMPERATURES COOLING SLIGHTLY FROM THE RECORD WARMTH
WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. AT THIS TIME...SHOWERS ARE NOT LIKELY
TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
NOSES BACK OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA BY SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT OR LOWER INCREASING TO 9000 FT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 500 FT
                    OR LOWER AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT OR LOWER INCREASING TO 7500 FT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...DOUG NEWBOULD  BRAD REED
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090708.SHANT.01/AER