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FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR NPS-SMITH PILE BURN...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
855 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 AKDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK LOW OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT.
AN UPPER DISTURBANCE ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH
THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. CLOUDS AND WIDELY SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. IMPROVING CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........EAST WIND 5 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WIND 5 MPH

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........ SOUTHEAST WIND 5 MPH

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FORECASTER...MURAKAMI
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW RUTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091028.NPSSM.01/AER