FNAK71 PAFC 061958
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAZELKA RX...AFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1158 AM AKDT FRI MAY 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1139 AKDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SIT OVER COOK INLET TODAY
WHICH SUPPORTS GENERALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS. SUNNY SKIES WILL ALSO PROVIDE
PLENTY OF HEATING AND CONTRIBUTE TO STRONGER THAN USUAL SEA BREEZES
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN DRY TODAY. ON SATURDAY A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH
FROM THE SOUTHWEST RESULTING IN INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE AFTERNOON
ALONG WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FEET OR HIGHER.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FEET OR HIGHER IN THE EVENING FALLING TO 2000 FEET
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET IN THE MORNING RISING TO 8000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WIND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BAINES
REQUESTED BY...BOB SCHOBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110506.GRAZE.01/AER