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Spot Forecast for Popovitch Creek Coal Seam...AK State Div of Forestry
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
554 AM AKDT Wed May 22 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on May 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...

South winds will trend down today and tonight then become west on
Thursday. Temperatures will also decrease, with increasing clouds
and rain chances on Thursday, including a good chance for wetting
rain. Minimum daily relative humidity values will increase from
the lower 30s today into the 40s tomorrow.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 9 mph gusting to 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 11 gusting to 17 mph.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL increasing to 4000 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 21 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers in the evening, then numerous snow
                    showers and rain showers overnight. Areas of
                    fog overnight.
CWR.................6 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 34.
Max humidity........97 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 9 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 8 to 11 mph in the evening becoming
                    light.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL decreasing to 1100 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 11 mph.
Inversion setup.....10 PM AKDT.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Areas of fog in the
                    morning. Numerous rain showers and snow showers
                    in the morning, then scattered rain showers in
                    the afternoon.
CWR.................64 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 53.
Min humidity........46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 6 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 7 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 13 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated snow showers. Lows
in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds around 6 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy with numerous showers. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs
in the mid 50s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...
Cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the
upper 40s. Northeast winds around 6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SALTZMAN
Requested by...Teresa Rose
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2414524.5/AFG
.DELDT 05/22/24
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