FNAK71 PAFC 022257
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR EKLUTNA...ST. OF AK. DNR/DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
257 PM AKDT WED JUN 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1423 AKDT ON JUNE 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONT OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST TONIGHT THEN PUSH ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THURSDAY. RISING PRESSURE
IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT AND AN INCREASE IN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DRIVE
STRONGER EAST WINDS ACROSS THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF CHANNELED TERRAIN
WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGHER LOCALIZED GUSTS. BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THE
FRONT AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE WILL SPREAD OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION AND MOST
LIKELY RESULT IN RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT AND AIRMASS WILL ALSO BRING MUCH
COOLER AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION THURSDAY AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING EAST SOUTHEAST
                    10 MPH TOWARD THE MORNING
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 GUSTING TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ALBANESE
REQUESTED BY...NORM MCDONALD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100602.EKLUT.01/AER