FNAK71 PAFC 241355
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAKINA FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
555 AM AKDT FRI JUL 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2107 AKDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHWARD IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING COOL AND
CLOUDY CONDITIONS FOR THE FIRE AREA TODAY.  DOWNSLOPING CONDITIONS WILL PREVENT
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION FROM REACHING THE FIRE AREA AND MAY CAUSE LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS.  ON SATURDAY A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEFORE THE NEXT
SYSTEM...CAUSING CLEARING SKIES WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A DROP IN RH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 KT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 KT.

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FORECASTER...FODE
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090723.CHAKI.02/AER