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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
457 AM AKDT Wed May 22 2024

.DISCUSSION...

Expect continued wet and breezy conditions as two back-to-back
storms move across Southwest Alaska from today through Friday.
Showers gradually taper off through today, then a front brings
another round of rain (with light snow accumulations possible
along Kuskokwim Delta coast) by late Thursday morning/early
Thursday afternoon.

AKZ153-230215-
MIDDLE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE
457 AM AKDT Wed May 22 2024

.ABOVE 1500 FT...
                   TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  70           70           50
TEMP (24H TREND)   36-44 (-1)   33 (-3)      37-46
RH % (24H TREND)   64-76 (+5)   90 (0)       55-68
20FTWND(MPH)       S 8-15       SW 5-10      S 5-13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4220                      5111
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SW 14                     S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT)  50938                     69314
CWR                60           30           0
LAL                1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.BELOW 1500 FT...
                   TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  70           60           30
TEMP (24H TREND)   50 (+1)      35 (-4)      51
RH % (24H TREND)   55-64 (-2)   89 (-3)      48-56
20FTWND(MPH)       S 7-14       S 4-11       S 4-11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4735                      5509
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)S 15                      S 12
VENT RATE (KT-FT)  71688                     72688
CWR                50           0            0
LAL                1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. NUMEROUS showers. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

$$

AKZ155-230215-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING...BETHEL...NUNIVAK ISLAND
457 AM AKDT Wed May 22 2024

.INLAND AREAS...
                   TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  70           50           60
TEMP (24H TREND)   47 (-1)      34 (-4)      42-48
RH % (24H TREND)   64-74 (+5)   88-95 (+2)   55-71
20FTWND(MPH)       S 9-14       SW 8-13      SE 4-13
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3442                      5239
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SW 13                     S 14
VENT RATE (KT-FT)  41990                     56610
CWR                50           0            0
LAL                1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.COASTAL AREAS...
                   TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER        MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        NONE         SNOW/RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  40           0            80
TEMP (24H TREND)   39 (+1)      32 (-3)      39
RH % (24H TREND)   81-87 (0)    95 (0)       83-91
20FTWND(MPH)       W 3-11       W 8-12       SE 15-25
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2279                      2132
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)W 14                      SE 21
VENT RATE (KT-FT)  29514                     42000
CWR                0            0            60
LAL                1            1            1

REMARKS...Light snow possible along Kuskokwim Delta coast and
Nunivak Island on Thursday morning, before transitioning to rain
by Thursday afternoon.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

$$

AKZ162-230215-
GREATER BRISTOL BAY-
INCLUDING...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK...PILOT POINT
457 AM AKDT Wed May 22 2024

.INLAND AREAS...
                   TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  70           50           50
TEMP (24H TREND)   40-46 (-3)   33 (-4)      40-46
RH % (24H TREND)   67-78 (+7)   84-93 (0)    62-71
20FTWND(MPH)       S 8-15       SW 7-14      S 6-11
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4072                      4249
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SW 16                     S 13
VENT RATE (KT-FT)  69742                     55237
CWR                50           0            0
LAL                1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.COASTAL AREAS...
                   TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER        CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SNOW/RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  80           40           70
TEMP (24H TREND)   46 (-3)      36 (-3)      40-48
RH % (24H TREND)   70-82 (+11)  92 (0)       63-79
20FTWND(MPH)       SW 11-20     SW 10-18     S 7-15
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3347                      3619
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SW 21                     S 15
VENT RATE (KT-FT)  75627                     41587
CWR                60           0            50
LAL                1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. NUMEROUS showers. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. SCATTERED showers. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

$$

AKZ163-230215-
WESTERN ALASKA RANGE-
INCLUDING...LAKE CLARK NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE
457 AM AKDT Wed May 22 2024

                   TODAY        TONIGHT      THU

CLOUD COVER        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE        SHWRS        SHWRS        SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%)  90           70           20
TEMP (24H TREND)   42-49 (-5)   35 (-4)      44-51
RH % (24H TREND)   54-72 (+15)  80-87 (-5)   45-61
20FTWND(MPH)       S 5-12       SW 5-11      SW 2-7
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4750                      5086
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)S 14                      SW  8
VENT RATE (KT-FT)  58524                     45880
CWR                80           40           0
LAL                1            1            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. NUMEROUS showers. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. NUMEROUS showers. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$