FNAK72 PAFC 281654
FWSALU

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOORE CREEK 140...ADNR/DOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
854 AM AKDT FRI JUN 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0833 AKDT ON JUNE 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

AMPLE SUNSHINE TODAY WILL ONCE AGAIN LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIURNAL
SHOWERS NEAR THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING.
CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS A LOW
IN THE BERING SEA MOVES TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA.

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 SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY MIDDAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT RISING TO 5500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WIND TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH BY
                    MIDDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT DROPPING TO 800 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WIND 10 TO 25 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 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.MOORE.01/ALU