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Spot Forecast for SARC Rx Training...BLM-AFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
104 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 AKDT on May 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Ridging over the Alaska Range bringing possible chinooking
conditions for the forecast period. Inversions are not likely to
be set up until midnight on Friday. Winds expected to stay out of
the north/northeast during the day, switching to easterly during
the evening with little to no change in speed. No precipitation
expected for the remainder of the period.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers.
CWR.................50 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 52.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......North-Northeasterly around 15 mph.
Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 8 mph.
Inversion burnoff...None.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers in the evening. Isolated snow showers
                    through the night.
CWR.................2 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 29.
Max humidity........79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 6 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Easterly around 15-20 mph.
Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 11 mph.
Inversion setup.....None.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers and snow showers in the morning.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 58.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 5 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......North-Northeasterly around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL increasing to 4000 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...None.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower 60s.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. Light
winds.

$$
Forecaster...TWOMBLY
Requested by...collins bonds
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412966.0/AFG
.DELDT 05/01/24
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