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280 FNAK51 PAFC 212332 FWFAER FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 332 PM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .DISCUSSION... A Red Flag Warning for hot, dry, and windy conditions is in effect Saturday for the northern Copper River Basin and northern Susitna Valley. A trough developing along the north Gulf coast tomorrow will bring in some gusty northerly winds tomorrow which will also keep conditions dry over the region. The one big caveat is that the atmosphere remains generally unstable and this will bring in some wet thunderstorms on a diurnal basis over parts of Southcentral from this afternoon through Sunday evening. AKZ101-221700- ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA 332 PM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 40 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (+5) 73 (+8) 52 64-72 RH % (24H TREND) 87 (-1) 45-53 (-4) 87 44-63 20FTWND(MPH) NW 2-6 NW 4-7 N 2-7 NW 2-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4224 4014 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 S 7 CWR 10 10 10 10 LAL 1 2 2 2 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30876 26628 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 30 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 53 (+6) 78 (+4) 55 75 RH % (24H TREND) 88 (-1) 41-49 (-1) 90 50-56 20FTWND(MPH) W 1-7 W 3-7 W 1-7 W 2-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4319 3961 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 S 7 CWR 0 10 10 10 LAL 1 2 2 2 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28852 28544 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ111-221700- MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 332 PM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 60 60 60 TEMP (24H TREND) 43-49 (+4) 66-72 (+7) 51 63-70 RH % (24H TREND) 80-87 (-3) 42-51 (-8) 78-85 48-57 20FTWND(MPH) NW 2-5 N 4-9 NW 2-5 N 3-7 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4908 6080 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 8 SW 6 CWR 10 10 10 10 LAL 2 2 2 2 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 53472 40957 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 50 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 52 (+6) 75-81 (+5) 53 76 RH % (24H TREND) 89 (0) 35-47 (-3) 86-92 45-52 20FTWND(MPH) SW 2-7 W 4-7 SW 2-7 W 1-6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5358 6239 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 7 SW 6 CWR 10 10 10 10 LAL 2 2 2 2 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51377 48800 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ121-221700- WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING 332 PM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .INLAND AREAS... TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 30 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (+3) 70-78 (+7) 52 68-75 RH % (24H TREND) 83-90 (+1) 34-41 (-8) 81-88 43-51 20FTWND(MPH) W 2-6 NW 4-7 W 3-5 NW 3-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6037 5143 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 W 6 CWR 0 10 10 10 LAL 1 2 2 2 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 50433 34400 REMARKS...NONE. .COASTAL AREAS... TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS NONE NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 50 (+4) 67-73 (+5) 53 70 RH % (24H TREND) 82-91 (0) 38-51 (-6) 80-89 52-60 20FTWND(MPH) SW 3-8 NW 3-8 SW 2-7 W 3-6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4593 3211 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 SW 8 CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 36283 25688 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ125-221700- WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS 332 PM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024 .INLAND AREAS... TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 40 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (+4) 61-73 (+5) 51 60-72 RH % (24H TREND) 73-86 (-9) 35-49 (-5) 77-86 44-58 20FTWND(MPH) W 1-7 NW 1-5 SW 1-5 LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4512 4971 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 6 S 7 CWR 0 10 10 10 LAL 1 2 2 2 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 29856 28170 REMARKS...NONE. .COASTAL AREAS... TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SHWRS SHWRS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 30 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 45-53 (+5) 59-67 (+5) 51 55-64 RH % (24H TREND) 75-87 (-14) 30-55 (-19) 81-91 53-78 20FTWND(MPH) W 1-11 W 2-6 SW 1-7 S 0-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2152 3188 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 6 SE 6 CWR 0 0 10 10 LAL 1 1 1 2 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 11394 19128 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ141-221700- COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...PAXSON...SLANA 332 PM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR HOT DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN... .ABOVE 2500 FT... TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 60 60 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 36-45 (+1) 52-70 (+6) 40-48 49-67 RH % (24H TREND) 72-81 (-3) 24-45 (-17) 69-78 27-59 20FTWND(MPH) N 2-12 NE 4-13 NE 3-13 NE 2-8 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6908 9551 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 9 NE 7 CWR 10 10 10 10 LAL 2 2 2 2 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 84359 67510 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 2500 FT... TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 20 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 48 (-1) 77 (+4) 52 76 RH % (24H TREND) 72-78 (+1) 25 (-8) 65-77 24-31 20FTWND(MPH) N 4-9 NE 5-14 G23 NE 4-12 G22 NE 2-7 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7489 9863 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 13 NE 6 CWR 10 10 10 10 LAL 2 2 2 2 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 99078 66320 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ145-221700- SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING...TALKEETNA...WILLOW 332 PM AKDT Fri Jun 21 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY FOR HOT DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY... .ABOVE 1500 FT... TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 20 30 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 45-51 (+5) 68-75 (+7) 51 65-73 RH % (24H TREND) 69-77 (-12) 24-33 (-21) 63-71 28-41 20FTWND(MPH) NE 2-12 N 5-16 NE 6-16 N 2-7 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7568 8421 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 10 NE 6 CWR 20 10 10 10 LAL 3 2 2 2 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 86668 66609 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHWRS NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 20 20 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 55 (+7) 82 (+7) 54 79 RH % (24H TREND) 72-85 (-6) 20-27 (-14) 70-82 31-41 20FTWND(MPH) NE 2-7 N 3-11 NE 4-11 G19 LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 8492 8867 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7-12 G18 NE 5 CWR 20 0 0 10 LAL 2 1 1 2 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 94109 51804 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$