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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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350 FNAK79 PAFG 271452 FWSAFG Spot Forecast for 259 Flasco...Alaska Fire Service National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 652 AM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on June 27. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM AKDT FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION... Hot, dry and windy conditions are expected today with winds coming from the east. There will also be isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and they have the potential to be dry. Fortunately, the bulk of the lightning activity will stay to the southwest of the fire today. Tomorrow, there is another Red Flag Warning in effect for scattered thunderstorms near the fire. It will be another hot day tomorrow, but not as dry so these thunderstorms are expected to be wet. Temperatures will remain in the 80s through the weekend with min RHs around 30%. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke through the day. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. Isolated showers through the day. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....Around 84. Min humidity........25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 7 to 15 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the morning. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......East winds 10 to 18 mph weakening after 5 PM to 5 mph at from the east. Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 8300 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph. Inversion burnoff...8 AM AKDT. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke through the night. Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Isolated rain showers through the night. Isolated thunderstorms overnight. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Min temperature.....Around 53. Max humidity........87 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms overnight. Ridgetop wind.......East winds at 5 mph shift south around 10 PM at 5 to 8 mph. Mixing height.......7300 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....South around 7 mph. Inversion setup.....12 AM AKDT. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Areas of smoke through the day. Scattered rain showers in the morning. Numerous rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................3. Max temperature.....Around 82. Min humidity........30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......South winds at 5 to 8 mph shift southwest around 10 AM at 5 mph. Winds then shift west in the afternoon at 10 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 6100 ft AGL in the late morning and early afternoon, then decreasing to 4000 ft AGL late in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph. Inversion burnoff...8 AM AKDT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Areas of smoke. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. .SUNDAY... Mostly cloudy. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. .MONDAY... Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds around 6 mph. $$ Forecaster...BIANCO Requested by...YTDC Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416717.2/AFG .DELDT 06/27/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0