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FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT RICHARDSON RX...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
836 AM AKDT MON MAY 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE. A
MODEST PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL
RESULT IN SOME GUSTY WINDS TODAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED
AREAS. THE GRADIENT WILL SLACKEN ON TUESDAY AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WIND 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PAPINEAU
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100503.FORTR.02/AER