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SPOT FORECAST FOR SUNSHINE COVE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
313 PM AKDT FRI JUL 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1439 AKDT ON JULY 15.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK SURFACE TROF WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN
GULF THROUGH SAT BEFORE A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
GULF SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. WEAK
ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH SUN. CLOUD COVER WILL BE
VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT BECOME CLOUDY AT NIGHT
DUE TO HIGH RH. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT WITH THE EXCEPTION TO AFTERNOON
SEA BREEZES TO 15 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST AND BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST AND BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.

TIME (AKDT)      4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM
SKY (%).........75     75     75     94     94     94
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     60     59     57     56     55
RH..............65     66     70     74     79     84
WIND............SW 10  SW 10  E 10   E 5    E 5    E 5
WIND GUST.......20     20     15     10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 10  SW 10  E 10   E 5    E 5    E 5
EYE LEVEL WIND..20     20     15     10     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....3      3      3      3      3      3

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME

                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (AKDT)      4 AM   6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM
SKY (%).........91     91     91     74     74     74
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............54     52     53     55     58     60
RH..............88     92     89     80     73     66
WIND............E 5    E 5    E 5    SW 10  SW 10  SW 10
WIND GUST.......                     15     15     15
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5    E 5    E 5    SW 10  SW 10  SW 10
EYE LEVEL WIND..                     15     15     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0
HAINES INDEX....2      2      3      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...JACOBS
REQUESTED BY...MICHELLE GOSSETT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110715.SUNSH.01/AJK