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297 FNAK51 PAFC 120004 FWFAER FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .DISCUSSION... A front is lifting north off the coast along Southcentral. Mostly easterly flow across the area is being causing dry conditions on the lee of the Kenai, Chugach, and Talkeetna mountains. Gusty winds are expected to gradually diminish tonight. Gusty winds may return Sunday afternoon, but flow will shift more southerly as a front continues to lift onshore. Any subtle variations in the wind direction during the frontal passage could lead to the formation of showers. For Sunday, and more so for the early half of the week, precipitation chances will be low, but with breaks in the clouds and daytime heating returning to the area, diurnally driven terrain showers will be possible. AKZ101-121800- ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA 404 PM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 30 20 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (-2) 42-48 (+3) 31 44-50 RH % (24H TREND) 85 (+10) 47-62 (+3) 81-89 40-63 20FTWND(MPH) E 3-31 G41 SW 2-12 SE 5-17 SW 2-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4248 5722 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 NW 9 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 35832 43072 CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 20 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (0) 54 (+1) 36 56 RH % (24H TREND) 87 (+5) 44-50 (+6) 87 42-49 20FTWND(MPH) W 2-10 W 1-10 SE 4-13 W 2-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4610 5929 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 7 W 6 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33375 38584 CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ111-121800- MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 404 PM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 50 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (0) 41-47 (+2) 31 42-49 RH % (24H TREND) 71-82 (+7) 46-61 (+7) 81-87 44-65 20FTWND(MPH) E 0-23 G33 SW 3-8 SW 2-8 W 2-6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4517 6140 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 7 W 8 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25509 41290 CWR 0 20 10 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 30 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (-2) 55 (+1) 35 58 RH % (24H TREND) 77-86 (+16) 41-47 (+8) 87 46 20FTWND(MPH) E 4-15 S 2-9 S 2-11 W 2-6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4908 7143 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 7 W 6 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38861 49725 CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ121-121800- WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING 404 PM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .INLAND AREAS... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 40 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (-2) 46-54 (+2) 34 48-57 RH % (24H TREND) 90 (+11) 44-61 (+3) 83-89 41-57 20FTWND(MPH) NE 3-18 G28 SW 1-7 S 1-7 N 1-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4907 6170 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 6 NW 7 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30609 37744 CWR 30 10 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .COASTAL AREAS... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 30 20 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 38 (0) 52 (0) 36 54 RH % (24H TREND) 86-93 (+13) 50-64 (+5) 87-93 48-62 20FTWND(MPH) N 1-11 G19 SW 3-7 SW 1-6 NW 3-6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3695 4816 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 6 N 7 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 18321 26664 CWR 20 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ125-121800- WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS 404 PM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .INLAND AREAS... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 60 50 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 33 (+1) 37-47 (+2) 33 39-48 RH % (24H TREND) 88-95 (+2) 56-76 (-3) 86-93 53-72 20FTWND(MPH) E 16-34 G41 E 2-9 E 3-10 E 2-6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2910 4438 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 8 NE 8 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 19627 31066 CWR 70 10 10 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .COASTAL AREAS... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 100 70 60 70 TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (+2) 39-45 (+2) 31-37 40-47 RH % (24H TREND) 98 (0) 69-84 (-3) 90-96 67-85 20FTWND(MPH) NE 8-27 E 0-7 E 1-8 NE 1-7 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1777 2906 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 6 NE 8 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 12557 25060 CWR 90 20 30 20 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ AKZ141-121800- COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...PAXSON...SLANA 404 PM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .ABOVE 2500 FT... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 70 70 60 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 20-28 (+2) 29-43 (+1) 18-27 30-43 RH % (24H TREND) 84-91 (+12) 46-69 (+6) 81-89 47-69 20FTWND(MPH) SE 3-19 SW 3-13 SW 3-13 W 2-6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5190 7116 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 10 NW 8 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 80878 58617 CWR 30 30 10 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 2500 FT... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 40 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 32 (0) 51 (+1) 32 54 RH % (24H TREND) 81-87 (+15) 39 (+1) 77-85 37 20FTWND(MPH) S 5-13 G21 S 5-13 G20 SW 4-11 G20 SW 2-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7049 7794 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 W 7 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 97038 64485 CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ145-121800- SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING...TALKEETNA...WILLOW 404 PM AKDT Sat May 11 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 40 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 31 (+1) 41-48 (+2) 33 41-48 RH % (24H TREND) 76-83 (+9) 42-55 (+6) 84-90 48-64 20FTWND(MPH) SE 5-14 SW 2-8 SW 3-9 SW 3-6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4337 6350 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 6 W 7 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29106 42057 CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 30 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 35 (-2) 56 (+3) 35 58 RH % (24H TREND) 79-85 (+12) 35-45 (+4) 91 38-48 20FTWND(MPH) W 4-9 S 1-9 S 4-10 SW 2-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5363 7616 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 7 W 6 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38027 41922 CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$