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Spot Forecast for 126 Deviation...Galena Dispatch
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
713 PM AKDT Wed Jun 12 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2000 AKDT on June 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
For the rest of the day at the fire site, we will have benign
fire weather conditions with a slight chance of rain. Overnight
low temperatures expected to be in the mid 40s with relative
humidity values maxing out around 80 percent. West winds will
continue to dominate tonight and through the rest of the period,
picking up slightly tomorrow afternoon with gusts up to 20 mph.
Max temperatures are expected to cool off tomorrow to the low 60s
and will remain that way through the weekend with overnight
minimum temperatures in the mid 40s. A surface trough will keep
the area mostly cloudy through tomorrow night when an area of high
pressure builds up to the south of the fire site.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain early in the evening.
CWR.................2 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 45.
Max humidity........83 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 13 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 8 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL decreasing to 1100 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 11 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 PM AKDT

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 12 to 14 mph, gusts up to 20 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 15 to 18 mph.
Mixing height.......2200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 13 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 13 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 7 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 11 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 PM AKDT

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 61.
Min humidity........46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 7 to 13 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 8 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL increasing to 3900 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 12 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
West winds around 9 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West
winds around 9 mph.
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. West
winds around 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...TWOMBLY
Requested by...Galena Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/12/24
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