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FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAZELKA...AFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
639 AM AKDT MON APR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1845 AKDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE FROM THE
GULF OF ALASKA NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
THIS WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE REGION WITH ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS...PRIMARILY ALONG THE MOUNTAINS.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. FLOW WILL
THEN INCREASE A LITTLE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 2100 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST-SOUTHEAST WIND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FEET IN THE EVENING BECOMING 500 FEET OR LESS BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WIND TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET OR LESS IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4500 FEET
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BAINES
REQUESTED BY...WADE MCPHETRIDGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110424.GRAZE.02/AER