FNAK71 PAFC 181112
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAKINA FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
312 AM AKDT SAT JUL 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2339 AKDT ON JULY 17. IF
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY LOOKS QUITE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY REGARDING
TEMPERATURE/RH...ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE A BIT MORE OF A SE WIND IN
THE AFTERNOON/EVENING AS A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
SOUTH. THIS WEATHER FRONT WILL NOT REALLY MOVE ONSHORE...THOUGH
CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND RH WILL SLOWLY RISE INTO
SUNDAY WITH FURTHER MOISTENING SUNDAY NIGHT. ANY RAINFALL WITH
THE SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO HOLD OFF UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SE INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT INCREASING TO 7000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SE 15 TO 23 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SE 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT DECREASING TO 1000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SE 8 TO 14 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SE INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT INCREASING TO 4500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SE 12 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...FOISY
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BEACHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090717.CHAKI.02/AER