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Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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Spot Forecast for Pick 218...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
350 PM AKDT Sun Jun 23 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 AKDT on June 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure aloft will persist over the fire area. A thermal
trough is north of the fire area this afternoon, supporting
an isolated shower or two through this evening. Warm and
generally precip free conditions expected through Tuesday.
Afternoon temperatures remain warm in the upper 60s, accompanied
by west winds up to 10 mph and minimum RH values above 35 percent;
overnight RH recovery will be good.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Isolated
                    showers.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West 8 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........88 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West 8 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL decreasing to 700 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around midnight AKDT.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West 8 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL increasing to 4000 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 1000 AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. South
winds around 6 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in
the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 7 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds around 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BILLINGS
Requested by...Dustin Widmer
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416552.1/AFG
.DELDT 06/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0