FNAK52 PAFC 231713 FWFWCM ALASKA FIRE WEATHER ZONE FORECASTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 830 AM ADT TUE JUL 23 2002 NOTE...FORECAST WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY NEAR MOUNTAINS. WIND IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE STRONG...ERRATIC...AND GUSTY. PRECIPITATION FORECASTS INCLUDE CERTAINTY OR SHOWER COVERAGE TERMS. CERTAINTY AND SHOWER COVERAGE ARE NOT USED USED TOGETHER. THE TERMS ARE RELATED TO THE PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION (POP). CERTAINTY COVERAGE POP PERCENT SLIGHT CHANCE ISOLATED 10-20 CHANCE SCATTERED 30-50 LIKELY NUMEROUS 60-70 NO QUALIFIER NO QUALIFIER 80-100 DURATION TERMS MAY BE USED WHEN POP EXCEEDS 80 PERCENT. THE TERMS AND THEIR MEANING ARE BRIEF - SHORT...ABRUPT FREQUENT - PERSISTENT...SHORT INTERVALS OCCASIONAL - OCCURRING AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS PERIODS OF - SERIES OF EPISODES INTERMITTENT - NOT CONTINUOUS .DISCUSSION... SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AT THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WEATHER FRONTS THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THESE WEATHER FRONTS WILL BRING CLOUDS AND THE CHANCE OF RAIN TO MOST AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE CLOUDS AND CHANCE OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES DOWN AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES UP THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR MOST AREAS. AKZ125-240300- WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND KENAI MOUNTAINS INCLUDING WHITTIER - GIRDWOOD - SEWARD - SEWARD HIGHWAY BIRD POINT TO SEWARD 830 AM ADT TUE JUL 23 2002 .TODAY SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY BY AFTERNOON NEAR SEWARD. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 65. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY......40 TO 60%. DRIEST INLAND. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. WIND - 20 FT......NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH NEAR TURNAGAIN ARM. .TONIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE...45 TO 55. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY......GREATER THAN 60%. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. WIND - 20 FT......EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 65. MIN HUMIDITY......50 TO 60%. WIND - 20 FT......EAST TO SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE...45 TO 55. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .THURSDAY SKY/WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE...60 TO 70. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 65. MIN TEMPERATURE...45 TO 55. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. $$ AKZ131-240300- NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INCLUDING VALDEZ - RICHARDSON HIGHWAY NORTH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS 830 AM ADT TUE JUL 23 2002 .TODAY SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 60. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY......GREATER THAN 60%. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. WIND - 20 FT......VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE...47 TO 52. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY......GREATER THAN 60%. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. WIND - 20 FT......VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY SKY/WEATHER.......CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY EARLY. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 60. MIN HUMIDITY......GREATER THAN 60%. WIND - 20 FT......VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE...47 TO 52. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .THURSDAY SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE...57 TO 62. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 60. MIN TEMPERATURE...47 TO 52. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. $$ AKZ135-240300- SOUTHEASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INCLUDING CORDOVA 830 AM ADT TUE JUL 23 2002 .TODAY SKY/WEATHER.......OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE...57 TO 62. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY......GREATER THAN 60%. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. WIND - 20 FT......EAST 5 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE...50 TO 55. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY......GREATER THAN 60%. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. WIND - 20 FT......EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY SKY/WEATHER.......CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY EARLY. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 60. MIN HUMIDITY......GREATER THAN 60%. WIND - 20 FT......EAST 5 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE...50 TO 55. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .THURSDAY SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE...57 TO 62. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE...57 TO 62. MIN TEMPERATURE...50 TO 55. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. $$ AKZ141-240300- COPPER RIVER BASIN INCLUDING GLENNALLEN - GLENN HIGHWAY CHICKALOON TO GLENNALLEN - TOK CUTOFF GAKONA JUNCTION TO MENTASTA PASS - RICHARDSON HIGHWAY THOMPSON PASS TO THE NORTH END OF SUMMIT LAKE 830 AM ADT TUE JUL 23 2002 .TODAY SKY/WEATHER.......PARTLY SUNNY WITH SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. MAX TEMPERATURE...65 TO 75. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY......35 TO 45%. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. WIND - 20 FT......SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE...45 TO 50. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY......GREATER THAN 60%. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. WIND - 20 FT......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY SKY/WEATHER.......SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 65. MIN HUMIDITY......50 TO 60%. WIND - 20 FT......SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE...45 TO 50. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .THURSDAY SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 65. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SKY/WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE...60 TO 70. MIN TEMPERATURE...45 TO 50. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. $$