FNAK71 PAFC 291358
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAKINA FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
558 AM AKDT WED JUL 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2139 AKDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE AK PANHANDLE HAS NOSED INTO THE EASTERN COPPER
RIVER BASIN. CONTINUED DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE WEEK. NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANCES OF WETTING RAIN EXPECTED AS SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE REMAINS WELL TO THE SOUTH
OR WEST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT OR LESS IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4800 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 18 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........RH 35-40 PERCENT DURING THE EARLY EVENING...RECOVERING TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING
NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT IN THE EARLY EVENING...DECREASING TO 800 FT OR LESS.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 11 TO 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT OR LESS IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH

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FORECASTER...MALOY
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT BEACHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090728.CHAKI.02/AER