FNAK71 PAFC 211839
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAKINA FIRE...ADNR/DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1039 AM AKDT TUE JUL 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0908 AKDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TODAY SPREADING
WINDS AND RAIN ALONG THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. WHILE A MAJORITY OF THE
RAIN WILL BE CONFINED TO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS...WINDS WILL INCREASE
INLAND DURING THE DAY ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. THE MAJORITY
OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL SEE SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH ALTHOUGH
PROTECTED AREAS COULD SEE VARIABLE WINDS TO 15 MPH WHILE CHANNELED
AREAS COULD SEE WINDS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND
AND WEAKEN RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THE SOUTHEASTERLY GUSTS OVERNIGHT WILL LIMIT THE RELATIVE
RECOVERY TO 50 TO 60 PERCENT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                     AFTERNOON
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL
                    TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 MPH INCREASING TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........GUSTY SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT DECREASING TO 1500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...ANGIE LARSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090721.CHAKI.01/AER