FNAK71 PAFC 261405
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAKINA FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
605 AM ADT SUN JUL 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2247 AKDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE MAINLAND WILL CAUSE
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. DOWNSLOPING WILL PREVENT
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION FROM REACHING THE FIRE. BEGINNING
TONIGHT A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE EAST. THIS
WILL CLEAR SKIES ON MONDAY...CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO RISE AND RH
TO DROP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT DECREASING TO 700 FT.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 KT.

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FORECASTER...FODE
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BEACHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090725.CHAKI.02/AER