FNAK71 PAFC 181552
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST BC RX2...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
752 AM AKDT SAT MAY 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER THE GULF WILL BRING A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN EXIT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY RESULTING IN DECREASING
CLOUDS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE KEEPING AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ON THE HIGH SIDE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET RISING TO 4500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FEET DROPPING TO 500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET RISING TO 7500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WIND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BAINES
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN PITTS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130517.WRSTB.01/AER