FNAK71 PAFC 071703
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST BC RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
903 AM AKDT SUN AUG 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER-LVL DISTURBANCE OVER TH SUSITNA VALLEY WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO THE
CENTRAL ALASKA INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RESIDUAL PERIPHERAL MOISTURE
WILL KEEP CLOUDS AND SPOTTY SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN
THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT THIS MORNING INCRAESING TO 9000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 3 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT IN THE EVENING...LOWERING TO 900 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WIND 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9500 FT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WIND 10 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MALOY
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SAVAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110807.WRSTB.01/AER