FNAK77 PAJK 100152 FWSAJK SPOT FORECAST FOR GROUNDHOG BAY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 552 PM AKDT WED JUN 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1710 AKDT ON JUNE 09. .DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST EAST OF THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EAST GULF WILL MOVE ONSHORE THE PANHANDLE THU AND THU NIGHT. GOOD HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER WILL GENERALLY LIMIT DAYTIME DRYING THURSDAY WITH THE LOWEST RH VALUES AROUND 45 PERCENT INLAND AREAS. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT...WITH GALES AND MODERATE RAIN...WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL................. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (AKDT) 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM SKY (%).........20 20 20 20 52 82 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 62 59 56 52 49 RH..............42 50 58 65 72 76 WIND............NW 15 NW 12 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 WIND GUST.......23 18 15 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 15 NW 15 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............M M M M M M HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EARLY MORNING THEN PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL................. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (AKDT) 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM SKY (%).........57 57 57 61 61 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 47 48 51 55 58 RH..............81 85 83 73 69 63 WIND............NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 WIND GUST.......10 10 10 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 10 NW 12 EYE LEVEL WIND..10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............M M M M M M HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY... RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. .SUNDAY... RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...MITCHELL REQUESTED BY...SHAWN STANFORD REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100609.GROUN.01/AJK