Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
054 FNAK79 PAFG 171348 FWSAFG Spot Forecast for 119 McDonald...Yukon Dispatch Center National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 548 AM AKDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on June 17. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Showers and isolated thunderstorms will trigger off the elevated terrain of the Alaska range and may make it far enough northeast to reach the fire today. Tuesday brings a greater chance for convection near the fire. Expect greater coverage of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. Wednesday and Thursday will have a similar chance for showers and thunderstorms as today. Temperatures should be similar to yesterday`s, near 80. Temperature will fall to low 70s on Thursday. RHs in the low 30s until we cool off on Thursday and they get up to near or low 40s. Winds remain light and generally westerly except around showers and storms when they may be gustier. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Haze and areas of smoke through the day. Isolated showers through the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....Around 79. Min humidity........30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......West winds 8 to 10 mph. Transport winds.....West around 11 mph. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Haze in the evening. Areas of smoke through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Slight chance of rain showers through the night. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Min temperature.....Around 53. Max humidity........81 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 8 to 10 mph. Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. CWR.................11 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....Around 77. Min humidity........32 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop wind.......West winds 10 to 13 mph. Transport winds.....West around 8 mph. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .JUNETEENTH... Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Areas of smoke. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds. .THURSDAY... Mostly cloudy. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds. .FRIDAY... Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds. $$ Forecaster...TROYKE Requested by...Casey Lasota Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416117.6/AFG .DELDT 06/17/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0