FNAK71 PAFC 092359
FWSAER

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1529 AKDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

THE LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BRING DRY CONDITIONS TO
THE KENAI PENINSULA. LATE AFTERNOON BREEZES ARE EXPECTED WITH LIGHT
WINDS DURING THE NIGHT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

.REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2-7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FEET LOWERING TO 500 FEET OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FEET RISING TO 6000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LUDWIG
REQUESTED BY...DOUG NEWBOULD  BRAD REED
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090709.SHANT.02/AER