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Spot Forecast for 2024 DTAE RX...BLM/AFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
537 AM AKDT Thu Apr 18 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 AKDT on April 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

Strong southerly Chinook winds through the Alaska Range will
continue over the area today before weakening tonight. This will
result in continuing warm and dry conditions today. Warm weather
will continue through the weekend and early next week.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 57.
Min humidity........15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Southeast winds 22 to 25 mph with gusts
                    to around 45 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 25 mph.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 17 mph.
Inversion burnoff...10 AM

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 31.
Max humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 13 to 22 mph with gusts to
                    around 40 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 22 mph.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 12 mph.
Inversion setup.....10 PM.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-5 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........18 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 8 to 9 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......East winds 10 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL increasing to 4200 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 9 mph.
Inversion burnoff...10 AM

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Clear. Lows around 30. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
around 6 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the mid 50s. South
winds around 10 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SALTZMAN
Requested by...Joe Erickson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2410399.3/AFG
.DELDT 04/18/24
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