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Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
147 FNAK51 PAFC 011232 FWFAER FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 432 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .DISCUSSION... Another day consisting of a mix of sunshine and clouds is expected for much of southcentral Alaska. Radar shows scattered shower activity already exists from the Kenai Peninsula north into the Mat- Su Valley. This will be the case through much of today and, perhaps to a lesser extent, again on Thursday. Any rainfall amounts however will be light, generally less than a tenth of an inch. Wind will begin to pick up today in response to a low moving near Kodiak Island. Wind will generally be strongest in the typical areas such as out of the Knik River Valley and Turnagain Arm / South Anchorage. Light/variable wind across the western Kenai will also pick up later today and primarily be out of the north along the Cook Inlet, and generally out of the east farther inland. AKZ101-020230- ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA 432 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS NONE RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 43 (-7) 33 (-2) 38-44 RH % (24H TREND) 46-69 (+6) 61-76 (-14) 44-59 20FTWND(MPH) SE 6-24 G34 SE 8-25 G36 SE 3-22 G37 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4096 4021 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 16 E 16 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 58909 60282 CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (-1) 38 (-2) 52 RH % (24H TREND) 41-49 (-10) 59-81 (-3) 37-45 20FTWND(MPH) SE 1-15 G24 SE 0-13 G23 NW 0-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4497 4566 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 13 E 10 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 44534 54288 CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ111-020230- MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 432 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SHWRS RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 38-44 (-3) 27-33 (-1) 38-46 RH % (24H TREND) 45-63 (+3) 62-76 (-13) 41-57 20FTWND(MPH) SE 0-10 SE 1-15 SE 0-17 G26 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4795 5522 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)S 10 SE 13 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45049 53120 CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (-2) 38 (-1) 54 RH % (24H TREND) 36-46 (-5) 53-73 (-11) 40 20FTWND(MPH) SE 0-10 SE 1-9 G17 E 0-6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5001 6096 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 8 SE 9 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 48401 56940 CWR 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ121-020230- WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING 432 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024 .INLAND AREAS... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS RAIN RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 60 60 TEMP (24H TREND) 43-52 (-4) 37 (0) 43-52 RH % (24H TREND) 44-58 (+2) 66-74 (-15) 45-59 20FTWND(MPH) SE 6-20 G33 E 4-23 G36 E 7-24 G40 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5013 4389 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)SE 14 E 17 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 72771 69366 CWR 0 10 20 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .COASTAL AREAS... TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS RAIN RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 45-51 (0) 38 (0) 52 RH % (24H TREND) 45-54 (-11) 66-74 (-17) 47-55 20FTWND(MPH) E 2-18 G30 E 4-21 G34 E 8-20 G32 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4016 3975 TRANSPORT WND (MPH)E 14 E 16 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 63693 52304 CWR 0 10 10 LAL 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$