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FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR MID THREE RANGES...PALMER FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
809 AM AKDT SAT MAY 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. A UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
WILL BRING CLOUDIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS WITH INCREASED CHANGES OF RAIN
SUNDAY. WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL THEN RETURN ON MONDAY AS THE
UPPER DISTURBANCE EXITS AND THE UPPER RIDGE STRENGTHENS ONCE AGAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67 TO 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT THIS MORNING RISING TO ABOVE 8000 FT THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT DROPPING TO 500 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
MIXING WINDS........500 FT RISING TO 8000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CLAY
REQUESTED BY...ABE DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130525.MIDTH.01/AER