FNAK72 PAFC 091924
FWSALU

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINTER TRAIL...MCGRATH FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1124 AM AKDT THU JUL 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1034 AKDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH TO THE
SEWARD PENINSULA FRIDAY. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER BRISTOL BAY
WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. CLOUDS OVER THE WESTERN KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES RISE, BUT
COULD COME BACK AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT WINDS WILL
PERSIST DUE TO THE WEAK PRESSURE PATTERN.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT0........NORTH WIND 2 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........AREA OF LOW CLOUDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY BY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MURAKAMI
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ENNENGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090709.WINTE.01/ALU