FNAK71 PAFC 221429
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST BC RX2...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
629 AM AKDT WED MAY 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN IS
WEAKENING AS A FRONT IS PUSHING INTO IT FROM THE WEST. CLOUDS AND
HUMIDITY SHOULD INCREASE SLIGHTLY ON THURSDAY AS MOIST AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST WINDS 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR SURFACE INCREASING TO 5000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH.

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