FNAK72 PAFC 271315
FWSALU

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOOSE CREEK 361...DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
515 AM AKDT THU JUN 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2100 AKDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSING OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AND LOWER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY REGIONS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. THIS ACTIVITY IS
EXPECTED TO WANE BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH MORE SCATTERED SHOWER
DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY ALONG AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. THE THERMAL
TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM YESTERDAY...WITH LOWER MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A FAST
MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL SUPPORT MORE ISOLATED SHOWER DEVELOPMENT
FRIDAY MAINLY ACROSS THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.

A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE IS UPCOMING EARLY THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK
AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK THROUGH THE
BERING. THIS WILL INTRODUCE A MUCH COOLER AND WETTER PACIFIC AIR MASS
INTO THE AREA BY SUNDAY...WITH WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINFALL
BECOMING MORE LIKELY. THE COOLER AND WETTER PATTERN LOOKS TO LAST
THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...CASSELL
REQUESTED BY...KELLY ELDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130626.MOOSE.01/ALU