Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
807 FNAK51 PAFC 041207 FWFAER FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 407 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 .DISCUSSION... Similar weather to yesterday can be expected once again today. Precipitation continues to move across the Kenai Peninsula and areas adjacent to the Prince William Sound, with the western Kenai, Anchorage area, and much of the Mat-Su Valley remaining dry. The exception is farther away from the coastal mountains in areas such as Talkeetna that has managed to record a few hundredths of precip over the past day. Farther out towards Skwentna and the Bentalit RAWS, amounts have been in the neighborhood of 0.2-0.3 inches of rainfall. Precipitation will gradually taper off today into the overnight period before precip chances ramp back up Sunday and Monday with one of, if not the first, easterly wave of the season. Instability is limited, but perhaps enough for the first lightning strike or two of the season across the northern Copper River Basin on Sunday afternoon. Winds will remain mostly in the 10-20 mph range for much of the Kenai Peninsula. Gusty afternoon and evening winds up to 30 mph through the Turnagain and Knik Arms will continue through Saturday, returning again during the day Monday. AKZ101-050230- ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA 407 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 41-49 (-1) 34 (-3) 41-48 RH % (24H TREND) 39-66 (+1) 79-86 (+5) 46-65 20FTWND(MPH) SE 11-29 G45 SE 5-25 G39 LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4700 4521 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 22 SE 8 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 77007 31275 CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SPRINKLES NONE SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+3) 39 (-3) 54 RH % (24H TREND) 40-47 (-9) 83 (+7) 49-56 20FTWND(MPH) S 0-13 G25 S 0-12 G24 LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5197 4633 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 18 SE 6 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 79060 24582 CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ111-050230- MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 407 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 40 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 41-49 (0) 34 (-3) 41-49 RH % (24H TREND) 39-60 (+6) 78 (+3) 45-61 20FTWND(MPH) SE 2-20 G31 S 1-16 G26 SE 1-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5457 4918 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 18 S 7 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 78560 33677 CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS NONE SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 56 (+2) 39 (-4) 56 RH % (24H TREND) 35-44 (-6) 73-81 (+6) 43-50 20FTWND(MPH) SE 1-16 G25 SW 2-16 G25 LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5806 5247 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 14 S 6 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 84135 40776 CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF Showers LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ121-050230- WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING 407 AM AKDT Sat May 4 2024 .INLAND AREAS... TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 80 TEMP (24H TREND) 45-55 (0) 36 (-3) 45-54 RH % (24H TREND) 39-57 (-4) 74-83 (+1) 44-62 20FTWND(MPH) SE 7-17 G29 SE 2-11 G20 NE 1-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5167 5239 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 17 E 9 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 90180 47151 CWR 20 10 30 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .COASTAL AREAS... TODAY TONIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 60 70 TEMP (24H TREND) 46-54 (+1) 37 (-3) 45-53 RH % (24H TREND) 44-65 (-2) 83-89 (+1) 49-70 20FTWND(MPH) S 4-13 G20 SW 0-10 NW 3-7 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4593 3324 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 13 N 8 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 54562 21537 CWR 10 20 30 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$