FNAK71 PAFC 041632
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT RICHARDSON RX...AFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
832 AM AKDT TUE MAY 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE REGION ONCE AGAIN
TODAY RESULTING IN CONTINUED WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHERN ALASKA WILL DROP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY BRINGING SHOWERS
AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT BY MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT DECREASING TO 200 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT INCREASING TO 3000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZINGONE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100504.FORTR.02/AER