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Spot Forecast for 301 Fickett...Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
709 PM AKDT Mon Jul 1 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on July 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

West to southwest winds are forecast to diminish tonight with the
set up of an inversion. Winds return stronger on Tuesday. While
this moderates temperature and humidity somewhat, with highs in
the low 70s and minimum RH near 40 percent, conditions will
nonetheless be critical for fire weather. Wetting rains arrive
Tuesday night, bringing much cooler conditions and increased
moisture for Wednesday. Southwesterly winds sustained near 15 mph
continue through Friday while cool, moist conditions with
continued rain chances last into the weekend.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Isolated showers
                    in the evening. Areas of smoke through the night.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 57.
Max humidity........75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8 to 12 mph, gusting as high as
                    20 mph in the evening, becoming light.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 10 to 15 mph, gusting as high
                    as 25 mph in the evening, diminishing to
                    5 to 8 mph overnight.
Inversion setup.....1 am.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the day. Isolated rain showers in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 12 to 16 mph, gusting as high
                    as 25 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph, gusting as high
                    as 30 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 am.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Areas of smoke through
                    the night. Areas of fog overnight. Scattered
                    rain showers in the evening. Rain overnight.
CWR.................15 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Max humidity........89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, with gusts to
                    around 25 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 12 to 16 mph, with gusts to
                    around 28 mph.
Inversion setup.....

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Areas of fog in the
                    morning. Areas of smoke through the day. Rain
                    in the morning. Rain likely in the afternoon.
CWR.................77 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........61 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, with gusts to
                    around 25 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph, with gusts to
                    around 30 mph.
Inversion burnoff...

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.INDEPENDENCE DAY...
Rain. Areas of smoke. Areas of fog in the afternoon. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Rain. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs around 60. Southwest winds
around 9 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds around 9 mph.

$$
Forecaster...QUESADA
Requested by...YFDC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416862.6/AFG
.DELDT 07/01/24
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