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Spot Forecast for 300 Lookout...BLM-AFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
517 PM AKDT Sun Jun 30 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on June 30.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Hot and generally dry conditions persist into Monday, accompanied
by highs near 80 and minimum RH values near 35 percent. Overnight
RH recovery will be fair. Winds largely stay below 10 mph through
Monday, increasing to near 15 mph out of the west on Tuesday. The
potential for isolated thunderstorms returns on Monday. A pattern
change begins Tuesday with increasing west to southwesterly winds,
followed by increasing wetting rain chances Wednesday into the
latter half of the week.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 57.
Max humidity........78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph shifting to the north 5
                    to 8 mph overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......West 6 to 8 mph shifting to the north 6 to 10
                    mph around midnight AKDT.
Inversion setup.....Around midnight AKDT.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Areas of smoke.
                    Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the west 5
                    to 6 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......North 6 to 8 mph shifting to the west 8 to 10
                    mph around 1200 AKDT. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0800 AKDT.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms in the evening. Areas of
                    smoke through the night.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 57.
Max humidity........77 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 6 mph in the evening becoming
                    light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Ridgetop wind.......West 7 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
Inversion setup.....Around midnight AKDT.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the day. Isolated rain showers in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 14 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West 7 to 10 mph shifting to the southwest around
                    1100 AKDT and increasing to 15 to 20 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0800 AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Cooler. Scattered showers in the evening. Areas of smoke.
Numerous showers. Rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs
around 60. Southwest winds around 14 mph.
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
Rain likely. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds around 14 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid
60s. West winds around 8 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BILLINGS
Requested by...YFDC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416863.5/AFG
.DELDT 06/30/24
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