FNAK71 PAFC 241617 FWSAER SPOT FORECAST FOR MID THREE RANGES...PALMER FORESTRY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 817 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON MAY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT OVER THE AREA...WITH DIURNAL TRENDS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LOW-LEVEL WIND FEATURE. THERE WILL LIKELY BE AN INCREASE IN MIXING WINDS ALOFT ON SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF...BETWEEN A THERMAL TROUGH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND A FRONT MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF. 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 62. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND 5 MPH BECOMING SW 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT RISING TO 8000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SW WIND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT DROPPING TO 500 FT BY MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND 5 MPH BECOMING SW 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT RISING TO 9000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...ABE DAVIS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130524.MIDTH.01/AER