FNAK71 PAFC 241556
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST BC RX2...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
756 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...A WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND SATURDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. WINDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT BRINGING COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS...BUT FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN
THE TRACK OF THIS FEATURE IS LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT RISING TO 8000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT BY LATE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT DROPPING TO 500 FT BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........EAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT RISING TO 8000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

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