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Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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Spot Forecast for 209 Naluk...Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
523 AM AKDT Tue Jun 25 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 AKDT on June 25.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A high to the east will keep the area hot and dry today with
isolated showers in the afternoon. Wednesday and Thursday there
will be a chance for isolated afternoon thunderstorms.
Temperatures will stay in the mid to upper 70s under the ridge of
high pressure and RHs in the mid 30s returning to mid 80s at
night. Southerly winds 5 to 15 mph each afternoon will
persist until midweek turning east Wednesday afternoon. Thursday
could see widely scattered thunderstorms with increasing
confidence LALs will exceed 2.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................9 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds turning southerly in the
                    evening 12 to 17 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL increasing to 4500 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 11 mph.
Inversion burnoff...8AM AKDT

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers in the evening, then isolated rain
                    showers overnight.
CWR.................9 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 58.
Max humidity........81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 17 to 23 mph.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 8 mph.
Inversion setup.....9PM AKDT

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......East winds 13 to 18 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 7000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 8 mph.
Inversion burnoff...8AM AKDT

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds around 7 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and thunderstorms. Lows in
the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 10 mph.

$$
Forecaster...TOVEY
Requested by...Dustin Widmer
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416663.0/AFG
.DELDT 06/25/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0