FNAK71 PAFC 272312
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST HQ...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
312 PM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 AKDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW DOMINATES MOST OF THE STATE BRINGING
FAIR WEATHER FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE EARLY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
ARE DEVELOPING MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING WITH A FEW STRAY SHOWERS DRIFTING OVER THE VALLEY. THIS PATTERN WILL
SLOWLY EVOLVED AS MORE MOISTURE IS INTRODUCED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MAX HUMIDITY........92%.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......APPROX 5000 FT THIS EVENING DIMINISHING TO 200 FT
OR LOWER.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WIND 5 MPH OR LESS.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........47%.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................10%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LESS THAN 200 FT INCREASING TO 7000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WIND 10 MPH OR LESS.

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FORECASTER...BROWN
REQUESTED BY...J  SULLIVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110927.WRSTH.01/AER