FNAK71 PAFC 291157
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELMENDORF C17...MIL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
357 AM AKDT THU JUL 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0320 AKDT ON JULY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL KEEP MOISTURE IN THE AREA
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL
INCREASE WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND GAPS IN THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ELMENDORF WINDS WILL MOSTLY BE BLOCKED BY MOUNTAINS BUT EDDY
EFFECTS WILL LIKELY INFLUENCE WIND DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON THOUGHT FRIDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING THEN RAIN LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...ZINGONE
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH RADKE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20100729.ELMEN.01/AER