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Spot Forecast for Tekeaksakrak 222...Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
449 AM AKDT Wed Jun 26 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on June 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Today widely scattered thunderstorms will initiate near Nulato
and Galena early afternoon that will move north towards the fire by
this evening. Tomorrow expect scattered wet thunderstorms and
lots of lightning in the afternoon. Friday the threat of isolated
thunderstorms shifts north of the fire. Temps stay in the 80s and
RHs in the mid 30s% today and tomorrow recovering to around 80% at
night. Winds close to 10 mph today and increasing on Thursday
close to 15 mph, resulting in near red flag conditions.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Areas of smoke.
                    Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 82.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming east 7 to 8 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 12 to 16 mph.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL increasing to 6000 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.
Inversion burnoff...8AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke.
                    Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
Max humidity........81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....East around 8 mph.
Inversion setup.....10PM AKDT.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the day. Isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms in the morning. Scattered showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................4.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    morning. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southerly winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 3800 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph.
Inversion burnoff...8AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in
the mid 70s. South winds around 6 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the mid 70s. West winds around 8 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs
in the upper 70s. West winds around 8 mph.

$$
Forecaster...TOVEY
Requested by...Dustin Widmer
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416587.3/AFG
.DELDT 06/26/24
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