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Spot Forecast for Tekeaksakrak 222...BLM-AFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
438 PM AKDT Mon Jun 24 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 AKDT on June 24.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure aloft remains over the fire through at least mid
week, resulting in hot temperatures and lowering RH values.
Wednesday will likely be the hottest day of the week, with
temperatures topping out in the upper 70s to around 80. Southwest
winds tonight shift to the southeast Tuesday and Wednesday
and are expected to be less than 15 mph, but may become gusty
during the afternoon hours. Isolated thunderstorms will be present
Tuesday through Friday.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 47.
Max humidity........84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West 6 to 8 mph becoming south around 5 mph
                    after 0400 AKDT.
Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 8 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around midnight AKDT.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast 10 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 6200 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 8 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0900 AKDT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
                    evening, then isolated rain showers overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 58.
Max humidity........85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast 10 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....South around 11 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around midnight AKDT.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms through the day.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........36 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast 10 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL increasing to 6100 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 9 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0900 AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs around 80. East winds around
7 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in
the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BILLINGS
Requested by...Dustin Widmer
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416587.1/AFG
.DELDT 06/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0