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Spot Forecast for McDonald 119...UPDATED
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
632 PM AKDT Sun Jun 9 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on June 09.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Hot and dry this evening with temperatures around 80 and RH
around 20%. There will be improvement tonight as temperatures drop
and RH come up after 8 PM AKDT. Tomorrow is looking cooler and
wetter with showers and an isolated storm becoming more likely
during the afternoon. There is increased confidence in wetting
rain during the evening and overnight hours as a front passes over
the fire after 7 PM. Rain looks to linger at times through
Tuesday morning then dry out by midday. Temperatures will remain
in the upper 60s with minimum RH values near 45%. Winds will be
mostly light at the surface outside of a stray afternoon
thunderstorm which would come with briefly erratic winds. The
strongest ridgetop winds come tonight after they turn westerly
around midnight.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the night.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 54.
Max humidity........67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......East winds 8 to 12 mph turn west at 15 to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......7800 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 PM AKDT.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the day. Scattered rain showers through
                    the day. Isolated thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................6 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 15 to 25 mph in the AM weaken through
                    the day to northwest at 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 3400 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Areas of smoke
                    in the evening. Isolated thunderstorms in the
                    evening. Scattered rain showers through the
                    night.
CWR.................58 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL decreasing to 700 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Inversion setup.....N/A.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers.
CWR.................30 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 6 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 3600 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds.

$$
Forecaster...BIANCO
Requested by...Emmaly Gavin
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2415850.1/AFG
.DELDT 06/09/24
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