FNAK71 PAFC 051749
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT RICHARDSON RX...AFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
949 AM AKDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE INTERIOR WILL DROP
SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT BRINGING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS TO THE REGION. A WEAK
THERMAL TROUGH WILL SET UP OVER INTERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY RESULTING IN CONVECTION EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTER
COOLER AND MOISTER CONDITIONS TODAY CONDITIONS WILL TREND WARMER
AND DRIER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SW 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT DROPPING TO 1000 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SW 12 MPH BECOMING NW 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT INCREASING TO 5000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NW 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ZINGONE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS FRIAR
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100505.FORTR.01/AER