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SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAZELKA 3...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
549 AM AKDT SAT APR 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1615 AKDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONT NEARING THE GULF COAST WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND BRING
              RESIDUAL MOISTURE NORTHWARD TOWARDS ANCHORAGE IN THE FORM OF LIGHT
              RAIN SHOWERS. GENERAL DRYING IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH SOME BREAKS
              OF SUNSHINE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FEET THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 6000 FEET IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WIND 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING SCATTERED LATE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FEET IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 600 FEET AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WIND 15 MPH DIMINISHING TO SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FEET IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5000 FEET IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WIND 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MALOY
REQUESTED BY...BOB SCHOBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110429.GRAZE.02/AER