FNAK72 PAFC 181713
FWSALU

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIME HILLS...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
913 AM AKDT TUE JUN 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0822 AKDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE ANOTHER HOT AND DRY DAY NEAR THE LIME HILLS WITH A RED FLAG WARNING
FOR LOW HUMIDITY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL CONCERN
ABOUT WINDS BECOMING GUSTY BY MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON AS THEY SWITCH TO THE EAST TO
NORTHEAST BEHIND A WEAK TROUGH PASSING THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE EAST. THESE GUSTY
WINDS WILL LAST THOUGH THE EVENING AND THEN EASE UP SOME AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE
INCREASING AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. ON WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH DEVELOPING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...EXCEPT PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 12 TO 18 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT IN THE EVENING DROPPING TO 2000 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 12 TO 20 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
x09x09    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 18 MPH DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT INCREASING TO 8000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ZINGONE
REQUESTED BY...KRISTI BULOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130618.LIMEH.01/ALU