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Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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Spot Forecast for 126 Deviation...Galena Dispatch
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
735 PM AKDT Thu Jun 13 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2000 AKDT on June 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Fire weather conditions expected to remain favorable tonight and
through the weekend. West winds will continue to dominate over the
area with the strongest winds coming tomorrow afternoon with
speeds up to 20 mph. Little to no rain and partly cloudy skies
expected through the weekend with an area of high pressure
building to the southwest Friday afternoon. Minimum RH values
expected to remain around 40 percent with maximum temperatures in
the mid to low 60s.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 12 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 PM AKDT

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 58.
Min humidity........43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 15 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL increasing to 3700 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 11 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 43.
Max humidity........84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8 to 13 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 16 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 PM AKDT

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 7 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL increasing to 3700 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West
winds around 7 mph.
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 60s. West
winds around 8 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. West winds
around 9 mph.

$$
Forecaster...TWOMBLY
Requested by...Galena Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416000.3/AFG
.DELDT 06/13/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0