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FNAK51 PAFC 292332
FWFAER

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
332 PM AKDT Wed May 29 2024

.DISCUSSION...

A front will move northward from Kodiak Island then stall
just south of Turnagain Arm tomorrow resulting in wetting rains and
gusty easterly/southeasterly winds; especially in favored gap locations.
Tomorrow, a weak wave will move through the Central Interior resulting in the
chance for isolated thunderstorms north of Willow.


AKZ101-301630-
ANCHORAGE-
INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA
332 PM AKDT Wed May 29 2024

.ABOVE 1500 FT...
                   TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        NONE         SHWRS        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  0            20           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)   35 (-8)      45-57 (+2)   36           47-59
RH % (24H TREND)   76-83 (-8)   39-63 (0)    74           35-57
20FTWND(MPH)       SE 6-23      SE 3-20      SE 5-19      E 5-8
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)              5471                      3638
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)             SE 16                     NE  8
VENT RATE (KT-FT)               72716                     27816
CWR                0            0            0            0
LAL                1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.BELOW 1500 FT...
                   TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  0            0            0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)   41 (-6)      62 (+2)      42           63
RH % (24H TREND)   74-80 (-9)   39-45 (-4)   77           39-48
20FTWND(MPH)       SE 2-16 G23  E 0-13       SE 1-14      LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)              5785                      3252
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)             SE 10                     NW  5
VENT RATE (KT-FT)               60252                     18036
CWR                0            0            0            0
LAL                1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

AKZ111-301630-
MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
332 PM AKDT Wed May 29 2024

.ABOVE 1500 FT...
                   TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER        MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS        NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  50           30           30           20
TEMP (24H TREND)   35 (-5)      46-54 (+3)   35           48-56
RH % (24H TREND)   77-83 (-17)  39-58 (-10)  76-83        39-51
20FTWND(MPH)       S 1-11       S 2-10       S 2-10       E 2-6
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)              6319                      5396
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)             SE  9                     NE  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)               47417                     37772
CWR                0            0            0            0
LAL                1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.BELOW 1500 FT...
                   TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER        MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS        NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  30           20           20           0
TEMP (24H TREND)   41 (-5)      62 (+3)      42           63
RH % (24H TREND)   79 (-15)     42 (-9)      80           38-44
20FTWND(MPH)       SE 1-13      S 1-12       S 1-12       LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)              6968                      5420
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)             SE  7                     N  6
VENT RATE (KT-FT)               53907                     37697
CWR                0            0            0            0
LAL                1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

AKZ121-301630-
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING
332 PM AKDT Wed May 29 2024

.INLAND AREAS...
                   TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  30           40           20           40
TEMP (24H TREND)   40 (-4)      51-60 (+1)   40           51-60
RH % (24H TREND)   78-85 (-9)   41-55 (+3)   80           40-52
20FTWND(MPH)       SE 6-18      E 8-17       E 6-17       E 7-12
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)              5858                      4535
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)             E 18                      NE 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)               83498                     72560
CWR                0            0            0            0
LAL                1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.COASTAL AREAS...
                   TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS        RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  30           40           20           50
TEMP (24H TREND)   41 (-2)      53-59 (+1)   42           53-59
RH % (24H TREND)   86 (-6)      42-58 (0)    82           47-61
20FTWND(MPH)       SE 1-14      E 4-15       E 4-14       NE 7-13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)              5692                      4485
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)             E 15                      NE 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)               81810                     71808
CWR                0            0            0            0
LAL                1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.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 MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

AKZ125-301630-
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS
332 PM AKDT Wed May 29 2024

.INLAND AREAS...
                   TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS        RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  80           80           60           70
TEMP (24H TREND)   38 (-1)      41-52 (-1)   38           43-54
RH % (24H TREND)   82-89 (-10)  55-76 (+8)   92           47-61
20FTWND(MPH)       SE 5-18      E 9-18       E 8-18       E 8-14
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)              3316                      3451
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)             E 17                      E 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)               58583                     52360
CWR                40           50           10           10
LAL                1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.COASTAL AREAS...
                   TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS        RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  100          90           80           80
TEMP (24H TREND)   35-41 (-1)   42-50 (0)    35-41        44-52
RH % (24H TREND)   88-94 (0)    68-89 (+11)  84-91        58-73
20FTWND(MPH)       E 3-14       E 8-18       E 5-15       E 7-17
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)              1932                      2708
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)             E 16                      NE 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)               32502                     62900
CWR                80           70           40           40
LAL                1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

AKZ141-301630-
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...PAXSON...SLANA
332 PM AKDT Wed May 29 2024

.ABOVE 2500 FT...
                   TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        TSTMS        TSTMS        SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  70           40           30           20
TEMP (24H TREND)   23-32 (-2)   34-52 (+1)   24-32        38-55
RH % (24H TREND)   82-88 (-13)  42-67 (-9)   74-87        38-60
20FTWND(MPH)       SW 2-13      S 2-9        S 2-8        E 3-8
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)              6033                      8080
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)             S  8                      E 10
VENT RATE (KT-FT)               55346                     144001
CWR                10           0            0            0
LAL                1            2            2            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.BELOW 2500 FT...
                   TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        NONE         NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  20           20           0            0
TEMP (24H TREND)   35 (-3)      61 (+3)      34           64
RH % (24H TREND)   79-86 (-14)  37 (-11)     78           30-37
20FTWND(MPH)       S 5-13       S 5-10 G17   S 4-10       SE 1-5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)              6625                      8209
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)             S  8                      E  9
VENT RATE (KT-FT)               66037                     130944
CWR                0            0            0            0
LAL                1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. 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.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

AKZ145-301630-
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...TALKEETNA...WILLOW
332 PM AKDT Wed May 29 2024

.ABOVE 1500 FT...
                   TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        TSTMS        TSTMS        SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  70           50           40           20
TEMP (24H TREND)   38 (-2)      48-56 (+2)   37           52-60
RH % (24H TREND)   81-87 (-8)   42-56 (-7)   75-87        34-44
20FTWND(MPH)       SW 3-13      SW 3-9       SW 2-8       E 2-6
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)              5826                      7683
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)             S  6                      E  9
VENT RATE (KT-FT)               34338                     87633
CWR                40           0            0            0
LAL                1            2            2            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.BELOW 1500 FT...
                   TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  40           30           40           20
TEMP (24H TREND)   40 (-6)      62 (+5)      40           64
RH % (24H TREND)   78-85 (-7)   38-45 (-7)   75-82        34-40
20FTWND(MPH)       SE 1-9       S 3-8        SW 4-9       LGT/VAR
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)              6952                      7263
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)             S  6                      NE  7
VENT RATE (KT-FT)               46016                     73348
CWR                0            0            0            0
LAL                1            1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$