Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
595 FNAK79 PAFG 181436 FWSAFG Spot Forecast for Hermit 141...BLM-AFS National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 636 AM AKDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on June 18. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A Red Flag Warning will be in effect from noon until 10 PM today. Conditions will be hot and dry over most of the Yukon flats including near the fire for the rest of the week with temperatures remaining in the mid 70s to low 80s with RHs in the lower 30s or below. There is a chance for thunderstorms and showers this afternoon and tomorrow. Thunderstorms will have a greater chance of forming today and may cause wetting rain, hail, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. Winds will be light except during showers and thunderstorms. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. Scattered showers through the day. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................34 percent. LAL.................4. Max temperature.....Around 81. Min humidity........25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the morning. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......West 10 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL increasing to 5300 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. Inversion burnoff...Around 0900 AKDT. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms overnight. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................4. Min temperature.....Around 53. Max humidity........82 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 7 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop wind.......West 10 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....West around 9 mph. Inversion setup.....Around midnight AKDT. .JUNETEENTH... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................3. Max temperature.....Around 81. Min humidity........25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop wind.......West wind 10 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL increasing to 7800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West around 12 mph. Inversion burnoff...Around 0900 AKDT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .THURSDAY... Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. .FRIDAY... Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 7 mph. .SATURDAY... Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. East winds around 5 mph. $$ Forecaster...TROYKE Requested by...Emmaly Gavin Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416243.3/AFG .DELDT 06/18/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0