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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
448 AM AKDT Mon May 13 2024

.DISCUSSION...Daytime Highs in the mid to upper 50s throughout the
week. The minimum RHs range from 25 to 40 percent with significant
recovery overnight with a range of 75 to 85 percent. Widns will
steadily increase today as the winds turn westerly and will gust
near 15 mph. These winds will weaken overnight and then turn
southwesterly and we could see gusts of 15 to 20 mph tomorrow.
Most of the precipitation looks to remain on the north slopes of
the Alaska Range however, there could be scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms embedded as far south as McGrath.
AKZ951-140700-
North Slopes of the Western Alaska Range-
Including Farewell Lake
448 AM AKDT Mon May 13 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Mcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     70           70           0
Temp (24h trend)      46-56 (0)    25-35 (-2)   49-59
RH % (24h trend)      35-50 (-1)   76-91 (0)    27-42
20ftWnd(mph)          W 3-7 G17    NW 3-7       SW 3-7
CWR                   10           30           0
LAL                   2            2            1

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 24 to 34. Highs 49 to 59. South
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 27 to 37. Highs 46 to 56. South
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with scattered showers and snow showers. Lows
28 to 38. Highs 46 to 56. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

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AKZ952-140700-
Upper Kuskokwim Valley-
Including McGrath, Nikolai, and Takotna
448 AM AKDT Mon May 13 2024

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip type           Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance precip (%)     40           40           0
Temp (24h trend)      46-56 (-1)   26-35 (-4)   49-59
RH % (24h trend)      36-51 (+5)   70-85 (-8)   27-42
20ftWnd(mph)          W 4-8 G18    W 4-8 G18    S 5-9 G18
CWR                   5            10           0
LAL                   2            2            1

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 31 to 37. Highs 50 to 60. South
winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows 34 to 40.
Highs 49 to 59. South winds around 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with scattered showers. Lows 34 to 39. Highs
48 to 58. South winds around 10 mph.

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