FNAK77 PAJK 292036 FWSAJK SPOT FORECAST FOR KELP BAY...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1236 PM AKDT FRI JUL 29 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1601 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. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PERIODS OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. TIME (AKDT) NOON 2 PM SKY (%).........92 92 WEATHER COV.....PERIOD PERIOD WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN TEMP............57 58 RH..............87 85 WIND............SE 10 SE 10 WIND GUST....... EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 10 EYE LEVEL WIND.. CWR.............20 20 LAL.............1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 TO 3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. TIME (AKDT) 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM SKY (%).........97 97 97 96 96 96 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............58 57 56 55 54 53 RH..............82 82 83 85 86 88 WIND............SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 WIND GUST....... EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 SE 10 EYE LEVEL WIND.. CWR.............40 40 40 20 20 20 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....2 2 2 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (AKDT) 4 AM 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM SKY (%).........93 93 93 89 89 89 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............51 53 55 58 60 63 RH..............90 86 80 75 70 65 WIND............NW 10 NW 10 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 0 WIND GUST....... 10 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 10 NW 10 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 0 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 10 5 CWR.............10 10 10 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 4... .SUNDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY... CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...TSCHANTZ REQUESTED BY...JEFF WICKETT REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110728.KELPB.01/AJK