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SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST  HQ...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
833 AM AKDT TUE APR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 AKDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS. THIS WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS...PRIMARILY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
DOMINATE AGAIN TODAY...BUT WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT THIS MORNING...RISING TO 12000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
                    ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FEET FALLING TO 6000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING
                    TO VARIABLE 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET IN THE MORNING RISING TO 10500 FEET IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST WIND 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BAINES
REQUESTED BY...KATHLEEN FITCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110426.WRSTH.01/AER