FNAK71 PAFC 271503
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAZELKA 3...AFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
703 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 AKDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL KEEP ISOLATED DAYTIME RAIN SHOWERS
OVER THE AREA TODAY. GENERAL WIND FLOW IS LIGHT AND VARIABLE TODAY
SO TERRAIN WINDS WILL DOMINATE. GENERAL WIND FLOW WILL SHIFT TO S TO
SE TOMORROW...AND CLOUDS WILL INCREASE...AS A FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE WESTERN GULF. BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED AT THE SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 0-4 MPH AT 1000 BECOMING W TO NW
                    3-8 MPH AFTER 1300.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SW 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DRAINAGE 1-5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 0-5 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING CLOUDS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING S TO SW 3-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RICHMOND
REQUESTED BY...BOB SCHOBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110427.GRAZE.01/AER