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Spot Forecast for Bonanza Creek - 411242...AK State Div of Forestry
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
725 AM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 AKDT on June 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A strong high pressure is settled in the eastern interior with a
strong low pressure in the gulf is creating a surface boundary
from the ALcan Border to Point Hope. This boundary is where we
will see scattered thunderstorms develop today. We are expecting
a lot of lightning associated with these storms as well as hail up
to an inch and gusty erratic winds as strong as 40 mph.
Temperatures will remain in the upper 70s with minimum RH values
around 30%.
.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the day. Isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms early in the morning. Scattered
                    showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................12 percent.
LAL.................4.
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms early in the morning. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL increasing to 5600 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 5 mph.
Inversion burnoff...11:00 AM

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the night. Scattered thunderstorms in
                    the evening. Scattered rain showers through the
                    night. Isolated thunderstorms overnight.
CWR.................12 percent.
LAL.................4.
Min temperature.....Around 54.
Max humidity........81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph.
Inversion setup.....1:00 AM

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the day. Isolated rain showers through
                    the day. Isolated thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 7 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 15 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......1100 ft AGL increasing to 6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 13 mph.
Inversion burnoff...12:00 PM

$$
Forecaster...Dennis
Requested by...Matthew Velderrain
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/27/24
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