FNAK71 PAFC 030351
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCLAIN LAKE FIRE...KIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
751 PM AKDT WED JUN 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1801 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. 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TOWARD THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 12 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...ALBANESE
REQUESTED BY...ROB DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100602.MCLAI.01/AER