FNAK51 PAFC 081446 FWFAER FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 645 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2008 .DISCUSSION...A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE INSTABILITY THIS LOW BRINGS. AKZ101-090200- ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA 645 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2008 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 40 40 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 51-58 (-4) 44 (-2) 50-56 RH % (24H TREND) 50-65 (+1) 90 (+5) 63-72 20FTWND(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 6-6 CWR 20 20 20 LAL 2 2 1 REMARKS...ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH NEAR STORMS. .BELOW 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 20 40 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-1) 46 (-2) 63 RH % (24H TREND) 45-55 (+1) 93 (0) 52-64 20FTWND(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 6-7 CWR 10 20 10 LAL 2 2 1 REMARKS...ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH NEAR STORMS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ111-090200- MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 645 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2008 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 40 60 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 53-59 (-3) 42 (-1) 51-57 RH % (24H TREND) 49-64 (0) 96 (+4) 50-65 20FTWND(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7-8 CWR 20 30 20 LAL 2 2 1 REMARKS...ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH NEAR STORMS. .BELOW 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 40 60 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-1) 46 (0) 63 RH % (24H TREND) 42-52 (+1) 95 (-2) 44-55 20FTWND(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7-8 CWR 20 40 20 LAL 2 2 1 REMARKS...ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH NEAR STORMS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ145-090200- SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 645 AM AKDT FRI AUG 8 2008 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 60 60 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (-4) 36-43 (-1) 57 RH % (24H TREND) 49-62 (0) 90-97 (+5) 53-65 20FTWND(MPH) N 3-8 N 2-6 SW 4-7 CWR 40 40 20 LAL 2 3 1 REMARKS...ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH NEAR STORMS. .BELOW 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 40 60 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 65 (-3) 48 (-1) 63 RH % (24H TREND) 38-52 (-1) 92 (+1) 40-55 20FTWND(MPH) N 2-6 LGT/VAR SW 4-6 CWR 20 40 20 LAL 2 3 1 REMARKS...ISOLATED WET THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH NEAR STORMS. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$