FNAK71 PAFC 091759
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR MPTR-JBER...AFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
959 AM AKDT MON MAY 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH GULF
COAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL KEEP SOME RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AREA THROUGH TODAY. TOMORROW THE LOW IN THE GULF STRENGTHENS WHICH
WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE
STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND ALONG COOK INLET
IN ANCHORAGE AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. INTERIOR PARTS OF THE ANCHORAGE
AREA AND KENAI PENINSULA WILL DRY OUT MORE THAN COASTAL AREAS BUT THE
WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG IN THOSE AREAS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 5 MPH BY 2200.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION AT 1600 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH NORTHWEST 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ALBANESE
REQUESTED BY...BOB SCHOBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110509.MPTRJ.01/AER