FNAK71 PAFC 091449
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHANTA CREEK...U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE KENAI NWR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
649 AM AKDT THU JUL 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0557 AKDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STILL THE PREDOMINANT FEATURE ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA.
A SERIES OF UPPER DISTURBANCES WILL TRAVERSE THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN
OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS. THE INFLUENCE OF THESE FEATURES WILL HELP TO YIELD SHOWERS AND
T-STORMS OVER THOSE RESPECTIVE REGIONS...BUT TOO FAR NORTH TO YIELD ANY WETTING RAINS
ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA. THIS WEEKEND THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST...
WITH TEMPERATURES BECOMING MORE SEASONABLE BY THE START OF NEXT WEEK. DAILY WESTERLY
SEABREEZES LOOK TO CONTINUE DURING THIS TIME AS WELL.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 12 TO 17 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT OR LOWER INCREASING TO 8000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 7 MPH DURING THE LATE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT DURING THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 500 FT OR LOWER AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 14 MPH...GUSTS TO 18 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT OR LOWER INCREASING TO 8000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WIND 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. WEST WIND TO 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING.

.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 60 TO 65. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MALOY
REQUESTED BY...DOUG NEWBOULD  BRAD REED
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090709.SHANT.01/AER