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Spot Forecast for Popovitch Creek Coal Seam...UPDATED
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
914 AM AKDT Tue May 21 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on May 21.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

UPDATE FOR NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY

.DISCUSSION...
Near Red Flag conditions this afternoon into this evening as southerly
Chinook flow across the Alaska Range increases today. This will cause
south 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph, and Min RH of 25 percent
and high temperature near 70 today.

Chinook flow weakens Wed and Wed night as a weather front approaches
from the west. This will cause Wed to be slightly cooler, less windy
and more humid than today with increasing chances of showers Wed night
and Thu and wetting rain possible Thu.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent) then becoming partly sunny
                    (60-70 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 10 mph increasing in the afternoon
                    to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South 20 mph gusting to 35 mph.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 3300 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 28 mph.
Inversion burnoff...10 AM.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent).
CWR.................2 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 38.
Max humidity........92 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph gusting to 35 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 25 mph gusting to 40 mph.
Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....South around 21 mph.
Inversion setup.....10 PM.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers the afternoon.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South 10 mph gusting to 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South 15 mph gusting to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 4500 ft AGL in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 18 mph.
Inversion burnoff...10 AM.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Areas of fog. Numerous showers and snow showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs around 50. Southwest winds around 6 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in
the mid 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in
the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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Forecaster...BRADER
Requested by...Teresa Rose
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/21/24
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