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FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST  HQ...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
922 AM AKDT WED APR 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 AKDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL KEEP SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST AND INLAND AREAS THROUGH TODAY. AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT
WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO THE EXTREME WESTERN
KENAI PENINSULA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND TO THE REMAINDER OF THE
NORTH GULF COAST INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS 3 MPH THIS MORNING.
                    SOUTHEAST WIND 9 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WIND 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 9 MPH THIS EVENING.
                    VARIABLE WINDS 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO 6000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE EVENING.
                    SOUTHEAST 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 7000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WIND 15 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BEDAL
REQUESTED BY...KATHLEEN FITCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110427.WRSTH.01/AER