FNAK79 PAFG 180121
FWSAFG

SPOT FORECAST FOR YUCH BACKCOUNTRY RX...NPS (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
521 PM AKDT TUE JUL 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN WELL NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH MAINLY DRY WEATHER AND NO WETTING RAINS.  AS THE
FRONT SINKS SOUTH TOWARD THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
THERE IS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF A WETTING RAIN BY THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED EVENING
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-1200 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BOGEL
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SULLIVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120718.YUCHB.01/AFG