FNAK71 PAFC 211359
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAKINA FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
559 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2126 AKDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A GALE FORCE WEATHER FRONT IS LOCATED IN THE WESTERN GULF THIS
MORNING AND WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST BY LATE
THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG COASTAL
LOCATIONS...WITH ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED AT INLAND
LOCATIONS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF
THE FIRE. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE FIRE AREA WITH
THE APPROACHING FRONT WILL BE GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
DEVELOPING LATE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................18 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BEACHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090720.CHAKI.01/AER