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FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST BACKCOUNTRY PILES...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
635 AM AKDT SUN JUL 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1825 AKDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A FRONT OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL FALL APART AS IT MOVES
INLAND ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY. STEADY RAIN WITH THE FRONT WILL
MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN TAPER TO ISOLATED SHOWERS
DURING THE MID AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ONCE THE FRONT
DISSIPATES WITH JUST A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL
REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTH THROUGH THE PERIOD AND WILL GENERALLY BE WEAK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PERIODS OF RAIN TAPERING TO ISOLATED SHOWERS AROUND 3PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 6000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FEET DROPPING TO 2500 FEET OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......25000 FEET RISING TO 7000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BAINES
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA SHERWOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120721.WRSTB.02/AER