FNAK71 PAFC 281601
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST BACKCOUNTRY PILE BURN...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
801 AM AKDT SUN APR 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 AKDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL SLOWLY RELAX TODAY
WHICH WILL ALLOW THE WINDS TO DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY WHICH WILL INCREASE HUMIDITY. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL PASS THROUGH
THE BURN AREA AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 20
TO 25 MPH WITH THE SHOWERS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 2 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 100 FT.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT NORTH WINDS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. PASSING AFTERNOON AND EVENING SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FEET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NELSON
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN PITTS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.WRSTB.01/AER