FNAK71 PAFC 121343
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAKINA...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
543 AM AKDT WED AUG 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2041 AKDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL BRING SCATTERED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS TO THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL SPREAD HIGHER CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT
AND BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 TO 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT RISING TO 6000 FT BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST 15 MPH BY NOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 TO 92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT FALLING TO 2000 FT BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT RISING TO 6000 FT BY NOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BEDAL
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER ALLEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090811.CHAKI.01/AER