000 FNAK53 PAFC 101745 FWFSWB ALASKA FIRE WEATHER ZONE FORECASTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 830 AM ADT SAT AUG 10 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...A MAJOR UPPER LOW NEAR BARROW WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY BUT THE MEAN POSITION OF AN UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A MODERATE LOW NEAR UNALASKA WILL MOVE ONTO THE NORTH GULF COAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. OLD TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EXCEPT FOR THE WESTERN KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. AKZ151-110300- KUSKOKWIM VALLEY INCLUDING MCGRATH 830 AM ADT SAT AUG 10 2002 .TODAY SKY/WEATHER.......AREAS OF PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 60. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY....50%. 24 HR TREND: UP 15%. WIND - 20 FT......EAST 5 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY SOUTH OF MCGRATH. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN MCGRATH NORTH. MIN TEMPERATURE...40 TO 45. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY......GREATER THAN 60%. 24 HR TREND: UP 8%. WIND - 20 FT......EAST 10 MPH. .SUNDAY SKY/WEATHER.......CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN SOUTH OF MCGRATH. CHANCE OF RAIN MCGRATH NORTH. MAX TEMPERATURE...MID 50S. MIN HUMIDITY......50 TO 75%. WIND - 20 FT......SOUTHEAST 10 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......OCCASIONAL RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE...40S. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .MONDAY SKY/WEATHER.......SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE...NEAR 60. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE...60 TO 65. MIN TEMPERATURE...45 TO 50. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. $$ AKZ155-110300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA INCLUDING BETHEL 830 AM ADT SAT AUG 10 2002 .TODAY SKY/WEATHER.......BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN SOUTH OF BETHEL IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 65. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY......50%. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. WIND - 20 FT......NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE...45 TO 50. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY......GREATER THAN 60%. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. WIND - 20 FT......NORTHEAST 15 TO LOCALLY 30 MPH. .SUNDAY SKY/WEATHER.......CLOUDY. RAIN DEVELOPING SOUTHEAST OF BETHEL. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO THE LOWER 60S. MIN HUMIDITY......35%. WIND - 20 FT......NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF BETHEL. MIN TEMPERATURE...45 TO 50. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .MONDAY SKY/WEATHER.......A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THEN DECREASING CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE...50 TO 60. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .TUESDAY SKY/WEATHER.......LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. MAX TEMPERATURE...50 TO 60. MIN TEMPERATURE...40 TO 45. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY SKY/WEATHER.......LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. MAX TEMPERATURE...50 TO 60. MIN TEMPERATURE...40 TO 45. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. $$ AKZ161-110300- BRISTOL BAY INCLUDING KING SALMON - NAKNEK - DILLINGHAM 830 AM ADT SAT AUG 10 2002 .TODAY SKY/WEATHER.......RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE...AROUND 60. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY......70%. 24 HR TREND: UP 19%. WIND - 20 FT......EAST 20 TO 30 MPH. .TONIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE...NEAR 50. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY......GREATER THAN 60%. 24 HR TREND: UP 8%. WIND - 20 FT......BECOMING VARIABLE TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY SKY/WEATHER.......LIGHT RAIN LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 60. MIN HUMIDITY......70 TO 85%. WIND - 20 FT......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......LIGHT RAIN LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE...UPPER 40S. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .MONDAY SKY/WEATHER.......CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE...55 TO 65. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .TUESDAY SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE...60S. MIN TEMPERATURE...45 TO 50. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY SKY/WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF LATE NIGHT COASTAL FOG. MAX TEMPERATURE...60S. MIN TEMPERATURE...45 TO 50. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. $$ AKZ171-110300- KODIAK ISLAND INCLUDING KODIAK CITY 830 AM ADT SAT AUG 10 2002 .TODAY SKY/WEATHER.......RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE...MID TO UPPER 50S. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MIN HUMIDITY......90%. 24 HR TREND: UP 18%. WIND - 20 FT......SOUTHEAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BY EVENING. .TONIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......NUMEROUS SHOWERS. AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. MIN TEMPERATURE...LOWER 50S. 24 HR TREND: LITTLE CHANGE. MAX HUMIDITY......GREATER THAN 60%. 24 HR TREND: UP 7%. WIND - 20 FT......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY SKY/WEATHER.......CLOUDY AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE...60 TO 65. MIN HUMIDITY......65 TO 90%. WIND - 20 FT......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT SKY/WEATHER.......RAIN LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE...AROUND 50. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .MONDAY SKY/WEATHER.......RAIN LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE...60 TO 65. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .TUESDAY SKY/WEATHER.......PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE...60 TO 65. MIN TEMPERATURE...45 TO 50. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. .WEDNESDAY SKY/WEATHER.......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE...60 TO 65. MIN TEMPERATURE...AROUND 50. WIND - 20 FT......15 MPH OR LESS. $$