FNAK71 PAFC 131432
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR RTA RX ISBC SAC...BLM, ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
632 AM AKDT SUN MAY 13 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...

LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE SOUTH END OF COOK INLET WILL WEAKEN RAPIDLY TODAY
BUT REFORM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT...AND THEN BEGIN TO DRIFT EAST
THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTHEAST FLOW ALOFT WITH SOME SHOWERS
CROSSING THE CHUGACH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH GENERALLY LIGHT
SURFACE WINDS NEAR THE BURN SITE. MONDAY WILL SHOW THE BEGINNING OF A
WARMING AND DRYING TREND WITH CONTINUED LIGHT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SAMELSON
REQUESTED BY...WADE MCPHETRIDGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.RTARX.02/AER