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FNAK71 PAFC 241617
FWSAER

SPOT FORECAST FOR MID THREE RANGES...PALMER FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
817 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 AKDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND
SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENS OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT OVER THE AREA...WITH DIURNAL
TRENDS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LOW-LEVEL WIND FEATURE. THERE WILL LIKELY BE
AN INCREASE IN MIXING WINDS ALOFT ON SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF...BETWEEN A THERMAL TROUGH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND A
FRONT MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT BRINGING COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS...BUT FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN
THE TRACK OF THIS FEATURE IS LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND 5 MPH BECOMING SW 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT RISING TO 8000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW WIND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT DROPPING TO 500 FT BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND 5 MPH BECOMING SW 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT RISING TO 9000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...ABE DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130524.MIDTH.01/AER