FNAK71 PAFC 031659
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR RTA...AFS/BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
859 AM AKDT THU MAY 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 AKDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF VERY WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE ANCHORAGE AREA THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THIS WILL PROVIDE PARTLY TO MOSTLY
SKIES WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION. THERE MAY BE A FEW ISOLATED
SHOWERS OVER THE CHUGACH BUT THEY SHOULD REMAIN EAST OF THE BURN AREA. THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN WEAK SO WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN
ON THE WEAK SIDE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FEET THIS MORNING RISING TO 6000FT OR HIGHER IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SE 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING CALM AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FEET OR HIGHER FALLING TO 300 FT TOWARD MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT RISING TO 8000FT OR HIGHER IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BAINES
REQUESTED BY...WADE MCPHETRIDGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120503.RTA__.01/AER