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Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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333 FNAK79 PAFG 220118 FWSAFG Spot Forecast for Wheeler 198...Alaska Fire Service National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 518 PM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 AKDT on June 21. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... A thermal trough is currently over the fire area bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms. Thunderstorms expected to subside around 10 PM. However showers are expected to linger tonight into tomorrow morning. Similar condiditons expected to persist through the weekend with afternoon showers and isloated thunderstorms, diminishing by the late evening. Winds may become gusty Saturday afternoon. Minimum RH values expected to stay around the mid to upper 30s with temperatures in the mid 70s. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Isolated rain showers overnight. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................3. Min temperature.....Around 55. Max humidity........74 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph. Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....North around 8 mph. Inversion setup.....Around 11 PM AKDT. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms through the day. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....Around 76. Min humidity........36 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop wind.......Light early becoming Northwesterly at 10 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL increasing to 4900 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph. Inversion burnoff...Around 9 AM AKDT. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Min temperature.....Around 52. Max humidity........71 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 8 to 12 mph. Mixing height.......4900 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....Northwest around 9 mph. Inversion setup.....Around 11 AM AKDT. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). CWR.................1 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 73. Min humidity........40 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL increasing to 4600 ft AGL late in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph. Inversion burnoff...Around 9 AM AKDT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY... Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. Highs around 70. Northwest winds around 6 mph. .TUESDAY... Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 6 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds. $$ Forecaster...TWOMBLY Requested by...Emmaly Gavin Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416505.0/AFG .DELDT 06/21/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0