FNAK71 PAFC 121427
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR RTA RX ISBC SAC...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
627 AM AKDT SAT MAY 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL BRING A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS
THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND BRING
WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON. TURNAGAIN ARM WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO TURN RIGHT ACROSS ANCHORAGE AND MOVE TOWARD THE BURN AREA.
TONIGHT A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL FORM NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND WIND WILL
RETURN TO A SOUTHEAST TRAJECTORY. ON SUNDAY THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF AND WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT FROM THE NORTHEAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SAMELSON
REQUESTED BY...WADE MCPHETRIDGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.RTARX.01/AER