FNAK77 PAJK 282058 FWSAJK SPOT FORECAST FOR 7 MILE SADDLE...ALASKA / DIVISION OF FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1258 PM AKDT THU JUL 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1242 AKDT ON JULY 28. .DISCUSSION... COOL AND WET CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TRANSIT THE AREA. RAIN AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL OCCUR MOST DAYS WITH A SHORT REPRIEVE IN THE NORTHERN AREAS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 60 PERCENT DURING THE DAY REBOUNDING TO 90 PERCENT OR HIGHER OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE 15 MPH OR LESS ACROSS MOST OF THE PANHANDLE WITH ISOLATED AREAS HAVING GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MONDAY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY WILL BE DRIER WITH A SLIGHT WARM UP ACROSS THE ENTIRE PANHANDLE. THERE WILL STILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND HIGH HUMIDITY ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MIN HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH. TIME (AKDT) NOON 2 PM SKY (%).........71 71 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN TEMP............40 41 RH..............100 100 WIND............SE 10 SE 10 WIND GUST.......15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 CWR.............20 20 LAL.............1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING. TIME (AKDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM SKY (%).........85 85 85 89 89 89 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............41 41 40 40 40 39 RH..............100 100 100 100 100 100 WIND............SE 10 SE 10 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 WIND GUST.......15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 10 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 MPH BY AFTERNOON. TIME (AKDT) 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM SKY (%).........92 92 92 86 86 86 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............39 39 39 40 41 41 RH..............100 100 100 100 100 100 WIND............E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 WIND GUST....... 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..E 5 E 5 E 5 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 15 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TSCHANTZ REQUESTED BY...COASTAL FMO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110728.7MILE.01/AJK