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Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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Spot Forecast for 130 Goldbug...Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
220 PM AKDT Sat Jun 15 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 AKDT on June 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A warming trend this weekend with high temperatures getting into
the low 60s today and upper 60s tomorrow. Minimum RHs will be
relatively wet with near 45% today and 40% tomorrow. The next
chance for precipitation may come on Tuesday with a front moving
in from the north. There will also be isolated to widely scattered
thunderstorms east of the fire Tuesday afternoon. At this time,
they do not look to develop over the fire, but that trend will be
monitored. Winds will be light through Monday, then may increase
slightly from the north on Tuesday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 41.
Max humidity........88 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......North 5 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......3600 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....North around 8 mph.
Inversion setup.....10 PM AKDT.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming north 5 to 6 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL increasing to 2800 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph.
Inversion burnoff...6 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. North
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds
around 6 mph.
.JUNETEENTH...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. North
winds around 6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BIANCO
Requested by...Galena Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416157.1/AFG
.DELDT 06/15/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0