FNAK71 PAFC 031436
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR MPTR-JBER...AFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
636 AM AKDT TUE MAY 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DECAYING LOW WILL APPROACH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TODAY FROM THE SOUTH. CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND STEADY LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON AND
LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO LIGHT NORTHERLY
OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT INCREASING TO 4000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT DECREASING TO 1500 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...BOB SCHOBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110503.MPTRJ.01/AER