FNAK72 PAFC 281710
FWSALU

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOHOLITNA...ADNR/DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
910 AM AKDT FRI JUN 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0840 AKDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

LIMITED SUNSHINE TODAY WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED DIURNAL
SHOWERS NEAR THE FIRE TODAY. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AS A LOW
IN THE BERING SEA MOVES TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA AND CHANGES OVERALL FLOW
TO SOUTHERLY AND ONSHORE.

AS THE THERMAL TROUGH LIFTS NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL ALASKA...MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AS SLIGHTLY COOLER AND
MORE MOIST MARINE AIR SLOWLY MOVES IN.

BY SATURDAY...A STRONG FRONT WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
WITH WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL TRACK INTO THE
BRISTOL BAY AND LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY REGIONS SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY. THE WETTER AND COOLER PATTERN WILL LIKELY LINGER WELL
INTO AND POSSIBLY THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING AROUND
                    MIDDAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH UP TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT RISING TO 2500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WIND TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH BY
                    MIDDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS DURING THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT DROPPING TO 900 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WIND 10 TO 25 MPH .

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT RISING TO 3500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...KRISTI BULOCK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130628.HOHOL.01/ALU