FNAK71 PAFC 021451
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT RICHARDSON RX...AFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
650 AM AKDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1950 AKDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. AFTERNOON HEATING
WILL ALLOW A WESTERLY WIND TO DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE AREA TUESDAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD CLOUDINESS AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS PERIODS OF STEADY LIGHT RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FEET IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 7000 FEET IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WIND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FEET IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 800 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...BOB SCHOBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110501.FORTR.01/AER