Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Issued by NWS
806 FNAK51 PAFC 291224 FWFAER FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 424 AM AKDT Wed May 29 2024 .DISCUSSION... Widely scattered showers and a chance for wetting rains continue through this afternoon from Prince William Sound north and west across the Kenai Peninsula and Mat-Su Valleys as an upper-level trough moves across the region. Showers diminish for all but the coast and higher elevations this evening; however, gap winds will increase again later this afternoon and continue through the evening for Turnagain Arm and the Knik and Copper River Valleys. There is a slight chance for an isolated wet thunderstorm around the foothills of the Talkeetnas for Thursday afternoon/evening. Min RH values will fall to between 30 and 40% for interior valley locations Thursday evening, especially for locations experiencing gusty gap winds. AKZ101-300430- ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA 424 AM AKDT Wed May 29 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS NONE SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 44-54 (-4) 35 (-5) 45-58 RH % (24H TREND) 45-59 (-11) 76-83 (-6) 39-63 20FTWND(MPH) SE 4-22 SE 6-23 SE 3-20 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3669 6147 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 14 SE 14 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 41982 79101 CWR 30 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 60 (0) 40 (-6) 62 RH % (24H TREND) 50 (-8) 74-80 (-2) 39-45 20FTWND(MPH) E 2-13 SE 2-16 G23 E 0-13 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3923 6277 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 12 SE 9 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43468 61732 CWR 20 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ111-300430- MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 424 AM AKDT Wed May 29 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 50 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 43-52 (-1) 35 (-5) 46-55 RH % (24H TREND) 50-68 (-8) 77-83 (-10) 39-58 20FTWND(MPH) S 1-10 S 1-11 S 2-10 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3802 5937 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)S 8 S 9 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28253 51543 CWR 60 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 30 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 59 (0) 41 (-5) 63 RH % (24H TREND) 44-52 (-9) 79 (-4) 42 20FTWND(MPH) E 1-9 SE 1-13 S 1-12 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4378 6856 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 7 SE 8 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38064 59085 CWR 40 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ121-300430- WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING 424 AM AKDT Wed May 29 2024 .INLAND AREAS... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 30 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 50-59 (-3) 40 (-3) 51-61 RH % (24H TREND) 38-52 (-5) 78-85 (-5) 41-55 20FTWND(MPH) SE 4-17 SE 6-18 E 8-17 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5298 6435 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 15 E 15 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 71033 89026 CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .COASTAL AREAS... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 52-58 (-1) 41 (-2) 53-60 RH % (24H TREND) 48-56 (-3) 86 (-3) 42-58 20FTWND(MPH) NE 2-14 SE 1-14 E 4-15 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4576 5916 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)E 13 E 13 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 54092 79856 CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ125-300430- WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS 424 AM AKDT Wed May 29 2024 .INLAND AREAS... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 80 80 TEMP (24H TREND) 41-53 (-2) 38 (-1) 42-53 RH % (24H TREND) 48-67 (-7) 82-89 (-6) 55-76 20FTWND(MPH) SE 6-17 SE 5-18 E 9-18 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3126 4332 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 14 E 16 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 42722 64980 CWR 60 40 50 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .COASTAL AREAS... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 90 TEMP (24H TREND) 42-50 (-2) 35-41 (0) 42-50 RH % (24H TREND) 60-76 (-5) 88-94 (0) 68-89 20FTWND(MPH) E 3-15 E 3-14 E 8-18 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1755 2425 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)E 10 E 15 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 22542 39457 CWR 70 80 70 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ AKZ141-300430- COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...PAXSON...SLANA 424 AM AKDT Wed May 29 2024 .ABOVE 2500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 34-51 (-1) 23-32 (-4) 36-51 RH % (24H TREND) 53-76 (-4) 82-88 (-8) 42-67 20FTWND(MPH) S 2-13 SW 2-13 S 2-8 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4408 6673 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)S 9 S 8 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60940 65028 CWR 40 10 10 LAL 1 1 2 REMARKS...Isolated wet thunderstorms possible Thursday afternoon and evening across the western Copper River Basin along the eastern foothills of the Talkeetna Mountains. .BELOW 2500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 57 (+4) 34 (-5) 62 RH % (24H TREND) 40-48 (-26) 79-86 (-9) 37 20FTWND(MPH) S 3-13 S 5-13 S 5-10 G17 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5550 7068 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)S 12 S 8 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 74004 66450 CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ145-300430- SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING...TALKEETNA...WILLOW 424 AM AKDT Wed May 29 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 70 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 46-55 (-2) 38 (-3) 48-56 RH % (24H TREND) 46-63 (+7) 81-87 (+4) 42-56 20FTWND(MPH) SW 3-11 SW 3-13 SW 3-9 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3120 5962 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)S 7 SE 7 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 23537 54024 CWR 50 40 10 LAL 1 1 2 REMARKS...Isolated wet thunderstorms possible Thursday afternoon and evening across the along the western foothills of the Talkeetna Mountains from Talkeetna north to Broad Pass. .BELOW 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 40 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 58 (-5) 40 (-5) 62 RH % (24H TREND) 52 (+3) 78-85 (+4) 38-45 20FTWND(MPH) SE 3-8 SE 1-9 S 3-8 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4440 7173 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)S 7 SE 7 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 42082 64670 CWR 50 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$