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Spot Forecast for 119 McDonald...Yukon Dispatch Center
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
530 PM AKDT Sat Jun 22 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on June 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A thermal trough south of the fire will remain south of the fire
through Sunday. This will cause sunny, dry, and very warm
conditions over the fire tonight into Monday. The trough is
expected to move over the fire Sunday night into Monday. This
along with the passing of a upper level shortwave will bring the
next chance for thunderstorms Monday. Red flag conditions are not
expected at the fire due to the light winds.

Warmer and drier conditions are expected over the fire are and in
the Interior for the remainder of the week.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Max humidity........79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds 8 to 12 mph switching to
the southeast around 4 AM AKDT.
Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 8 mph.
Inversion setup.....12 AM AKDT.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Light and variable winds.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 6900 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Light and variable becoming westerly at 8
to 10 mph around 4 AM AKDt
Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 4 mph.
Inversion setup.....12 AM AKDT.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms through the day.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 5 mph in the morning
                    becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......East winds 5 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 8100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light
winds.

$$
Forecaster...TWOMBLY
Requested by...Casey Lasota
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416117.17/AFG
.DELDT 06/22/24
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