FNAK72 PAFC 231943
FWSALU

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSKEG CREEK FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1143 AM AKDT THU JUL 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1123 AKDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL MOVE OUT
INTO THE EASTERN BERING TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY
AS PARTIAL CLEARING IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON LEADS TO MODERATE
INSTABILITY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY
NEAR SHOWERS BUT OTHERWISE REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHEAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM IN THE
                    AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTS TO 15 MPH NEAR SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND TO 5 MPH...GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...PAUL KAISER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090723.MUSKE.01/ALU