FNAK71 PAFC 210135
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST BACKCOUNTRY RX...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
535 PM AKDT FRI JUL 20 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1735 AKDT ON JULY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING UP COOK INLET WILL ENHANCE THE
CONVECTION OVER THE FAR NORTHWESTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS EVENING...WHILE
LEAVING THE SOUTHEASTERN COPPER BASIN GENERALLY DRY OTHER THAN SOME INCREASING
CLOUDS. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN GULF SAT INTO SUN...WITH MORE
CLOUDS MOVING INTO THE COPPER BASIN...AND INCREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS. THE BEST
CHANCES OF WETTING RAIN LOOK TO BE OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN BASIN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE THIS EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WIND 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                    DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 300 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FEET IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 7500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MALOY
REQUESTED BY...JAMES SULLIVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120720.WRSTB.01/AER