FNAK71 PAFC 051431
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST BC RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
631 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONT APPROACHING THE GULF OF AK WILL SPREAD WIDESPREAD CLOUDS AND
WETTING RAIN TO MOST AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY AS IT TRACKS EAST. MORE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS IS EXPECTED THIS
WEEKEND AS ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.
CWR.................79 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................38 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH

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FORECASTER...NIEBUHR
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110805.WRSTB.01/AER