FNAK71 PAFC 051401
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAKINA FIRE...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
601 AM AKDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2221 AKDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEATHER FRONT MOVING ONSHORE THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL BRING CLOUDS
AND PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN TO PARTS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY
AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING. INCREASED RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LOWER WIND SPEEDS SHOULD
PREVENT A RETURN TO RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS TODAY AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. INCREASING CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 MPH

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 TO 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...TIM WHITESELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.CHAKI.01/AER