FNAK71 PAFC 290423
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAKINA FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
823 PM AKDT TUE JUL 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1949 AKDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE PANHANDLE OF ALASKA HAS EXTENDED INTO
THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. CONTINUED DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MAINLY
AFFECT THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY
LIGHT WITH AFTERNOON BREEZES 15 MPH OR LESS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
RECOVER OVERNIGHT TO 70% OR HIGHER WITH THE ANTICIPATED LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT DECREASING TO 800 FT OR LESS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT OR LESS INCREASING TO 4800 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BEACHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090728.CHAKI.01/AER