FNAK71 PAFC 190232
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW MTN...ST. OF AK. DNR/DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
632 PM AKDT SAT JUL 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1815 AKDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER FRONT EAST OF KODIAK HAS REMAINED NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY BUT
WILL SLOWLY PUSH EAST. RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING ALONG THE GULF COASTAL
SECTIONS OF THE AND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND THIS BAND
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST...EVENTUALLY SPREADING INTO
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY SPREAD INTO THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN SCATTERED SHOWERS. ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL AND INLAND AREAS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA...DOWNSLOPING WILL DOMINATE
THE CURRENT WEATHER...KEEPING PERSISTENT SHOWERS TO A MINIMUM. CHANCES
ACROSS THE KENAI WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY SUNDAY NIGHT AS UPPER LEVEL
WINDS THAT PROMOTE THE DOWNSLOPING PROCESSES WILL SLACKEN...BUT WILL
REGAIN STRENGTH AGAIN ON MONDAY... RE-ESTABLISHING THE DOWNSLOPE RAIN
SHADOW.

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH BECOMING LIGHT TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. HAZE. CHANCE OF RAIN.

.SUNDAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. HAZE. CHANCE OF RAIN.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 11 MPH BECOMING LIGHT TOWARD MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. HAZE. CHANCE OF RAIN.

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FORECASTER...BENNEKAMPER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE MAILLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090718.WILLO.01/AER