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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
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.DELDT 06/21/24
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