Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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663 FNAK79 PAFG 261348 FWSAFG Spot Forecast for 213 Deep...Yukon Fire Dispatch- Alaska Fire Service National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 548 AM AKDT Wed Jun 26 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 AKDT on June 26. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Hot and dry conditions today with light surface winds. Isolated showers and storms are possible at any point during the day, but most of the day will be drier than not. The greatest risk for a shower or storm will be later this afternoon and evening. Any storm can come with gusty, erratic winds. Otherwise, there will be great RH recovery tonight. Ridgetop winds will be gusty tonight into tomorrow morning from the southwest as well. Tomorrow will come with slightly cooler temperatures and higher min RHs but still very warm and dry overall. The greatest risk for a thunderstorm will be in the afternoon and evening as they develop southeast of the fire in the higher terrain and move northwest towards the fire. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Isolated showers early in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms through the day. Scattered showers in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....Around 87. Min humidity........24 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 6 to 11 mph become light and variable in the afternoon. Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 6300 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....Northeast around 4 mph. Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Min temperature.....Around 53. Max humidity........83 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Ridgetop wind.......Light and variable winds turn southwest at 15 to 25 mph by midnight. Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....West around 5 mph. Inversion setup.....10 PM AKDT. .THURSDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Isolated rain showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms through the day. Scattered rain showers in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....Around 84. Min humidity........32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph early in the morning weaken to 5 to 10 mph by 10 AM. Mixing height.......700 ft AGL increasing to 6100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 6 mph. Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY... Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. .SUNDAY... Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. $$ Forecaster...BIANCO Requested by...Yukon Fire Dispatch Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416533.7/AFG .DELDT 06/26/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0