FNAK71 PAFC 251516
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST HQ RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
716 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 AKDT ON OCTOBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW WILL TRACK ALONG THE GULF COAST
TODAY...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR YAKUTAT WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND WINDS WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BECOME LIGHT LATE TONIGHT.
THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF
SNOW...MAINLY FALLING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MIN HUMIDITY........59%.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 19 TO 31 MPH.
CWR.................20%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SE 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........80%.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 17 TO 26 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT.
MIXING WINDS........N 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MIN HUMIDITY........69%.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................40%.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT.
MIXING WINDS........W 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHRECK
REQUESTED BY...JAMES R  SULLIVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111025.WRSTH.01/AER