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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
402 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

.DISCUSSION...
An Arctic Cold front over just west of McGrath will move over
McGrath tonight and then move back west on Fri. This will bring
scattered rain and snow showers to the area tonight. Southeast
Chinook winds blowing across Alaska Range will develop Fri PM
and continue into Sat AM.


AKZ951-101815-
North Slopes of the Western Alaska Range-
Including Farewell Lake
402 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      Snow showers
Chance precip (%)     70           50           30           0
Temp (24h trend)      19-29 (+2)   42-52 (+5)   18-28        44-54
RH % (24h trend)      73-88 (-21)  22-37 (-7)   62-77        24-39
20ftWnd(mph)          NW 3-7       SE 7-11 G25  SE 7-11 G24  SE 6-10 G23
CWR                   60           0            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 19 to 29. Highs 47 to 57. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
28 to 38. Highs 48 to 58. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows 26 to 36. Highs 49 to 59. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

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AKZ952-101815-
Upper Kuskokwim Valley-
Including McGrath, Nikolai, and Takotna
402 PM AKDT Thu May 9 2024

                      Tonight      Fri          Fri Night    Sat

Cloud cover           Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip type           Showers      Showers      Showers      None
Chance precip (%)     30           20           20           0
Temp (24h trend)      24-32 (+2)   43-53 (+7)   27-37        45-55
RH % (24h trend)      78-93 (-25)  21-36 (-2)   70-85        24-39
20ftWnd(mph)          Lgt/Var      SE 5-9 G19   SE 4-8 G19   E 4-8 G17
CWR                   10           5            0            0
LAL                   1            1            1            1

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and snow showers.
Lows 31 to 38. Highs 48 to 58. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers. Lows
31 to 38. Highs 48 to 58. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows 30 to 37. Highs 48 to 58. West winds around 5 mph.

$$
JB May 24