FNAK71 PAFC 231707
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST BACKCOUNTRY RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
907 AM AKDT WED MAY 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 AKDT ON MAY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO WILL
BRING PERIODS OF CLOUD COVER AND SOME SHOWERS TO THE
AREA...HOWEVER THERE WILL BE SOME BREAKS OF SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT
THE DAY AS WELL. WIND DIRECTIONS AND SPEEDS WILL BE MAINLY
INFLUENCED BY LOCAL TERRAIN BUT SHOULD REMAIN AT OR BELOW 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE
                    MOUNTAINS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FEET OR HIGHER.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FEET IN THE EVENING FALLING TO 2000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FEET OR HIGHER.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...SCHRECK
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SULLIVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120523.WRSTB.01/AER