FNAK72 PAFC 121734
FWSALU

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINTER TRAIL...MCGRATH FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
934 AM AKDT SUN JUL 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0849 AKDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO ERODE AS A WEAK WEATHER FRONT SLOWLY
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY
AND TONIGHT BEFORE MOISTURE INCREASES AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON MONDAY.
GENERALLY LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE
AGAIN TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TOMORROW AS THE GRADIENT
TIGHTENS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE KILBUCK
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...ZINGONE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF ENNENGA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090712.WINTE.01/ALU