FNAK71 PAFC 032223 CCA
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAKINA FIRE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
221 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WIND IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0813 AKDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL KEEP DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTING
OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY
AS A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS IN ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST IN CONJUNCTION
WITH A DEVELOPING THERMAL LOW IN THE INTERIOR.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND 5 MPH OR LESS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET IN THE MORNING RISING TO 5000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET IN THE EVENING DROPPING TO 500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SLIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET IN THE MORNING RISING TO 6000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...EZ
REQUESTED BY...TIM WHITESELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.CHAKI.01/AER