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Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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Spot Forecast for Pick 218...Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
536 AM AKDT Sun Jun 23 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 AKDT on June 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Generally warm and dry weather is expected to continue into mid-
late week, with high temperatures in the lower 70s and minimum
relative humidity in the lower 40s and upper 30s percent. With an
upper-level area of high pressure building in from the east, a
warming trend to cause temperatures to rise into the upper 70s by
mid-late week. There is a chance for an isolated shower this
evening, but otherwise, mostly dry weather in likely until
midweek, when scattered showers will be possible as a storm system
enters the Bering Sea from the southwest. West winds, mostly
under 15 mph, will last through Tuesday, after which a wind shift
will reverse winds to blow from the east.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........42 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 9 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Inversion burnoff...10 AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 7 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL decreasing to 700 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 PM AKDT.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 71.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......1900 ft AGL increasing to 4300 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.
Inversion burnoff...10 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s.
Southwest winds around 6 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the upper 70s. East winds around 9 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SALTZMAN
Requested by...Dustin Widmer
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416552.0/AFG
.DELDT 06/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0