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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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Spot Forecast for 2024 DTAE RX...BLM/AFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
626 AM AKDT Tue Apr 16 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 AKDT on April 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Moderately strong southerly chinook flow across the
Alaska Range will continue today and become stronger Wednesday and Thursday.
This will keep conditions dry through the week, and cause temperatures
to warm well above normal Wednesday with warm and dry conditions continuing
into Friday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 48.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 13 to 20 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South 20 mph.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 11 mph.
Inversion burnoff...noon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 29.
Max humidity........72 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South 20 mph.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL decreasing to 700 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Inversion setup.....10 pm.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 51.
Min humidity........20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Windy. Southeast winds 30 to 40 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South 40 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL increasing to 3600 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 25 mph.
Inversion burnoff...10 AM.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast
winds around 8 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 60. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BRADER
Requested by...Joe Erickson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410399.1/AFG
.DELDT 04/16/24
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