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Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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Spot Forecast for YTA Rx Training...BLM
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
137 PM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1400 AKDT on May 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Light morning flurries will lead to clearing skies through the
rest of the afternoon today and through Thursday. Winds will
remain northeasterly until Thursday where they will become
variable and light. Downsloping from the Alaska Range will drop
relative humidities into the 20s on Thursday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers.
CWR.................29 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 53.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds 7 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 8 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Inversion already burned off.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers in the evening. Isolated snow showers
                    through the night.
CWR.................2 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 30.
Max humidity........76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 8 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Inversion setup.....10:00 PM AKDT.

.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 59.
Min humidity........23 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Light and variable winds.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL increasing to 4400 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9:00 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 60s. Light
winds.

$$
Forecaster...TROYKE
Requested by...collins bonds
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412968.0/AFG
.DELDT 05/01/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0