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Spot Forecast for 213 Deep...Yukon Fire Dispatch- Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
548 AM AKDT Wed Jun 26 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 AKDT on June 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Hot and dry conditions today with light surface winds. Isolated
showers and storms are possible at any point during the day, but
most of the day will be drier than not. The greatest risk for a
shower or storm will be later this afternoon and evening. Any
storm can come with gusty, erratic winds. Otherwise, there will be
great RH recovery tonight. Ridgetop winds will be gusty tonight
into tomorrow morning from the southwest as well. Tomorrow will
come with slightly cooler temperatures and higher min RHs but
still very warm and dry overall. The greatest risk for a
thunderstorm will be in the afternoon and evening as they develop
southeast of the fire in the higher terrain and move northwest
towards the fire.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Isolated showers
                    early in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms
                    through the day. Scattered showers in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 87.
Min humidity........24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 6 to 11 mph become light and
                    variable in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 6300 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 4 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (40-50 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........83 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph
                    overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ridgetop wind.......Light and variable winds turn southwest at
                    15 to 25 mph by midnight.
Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 5 mph.
Inversion setup.....10 PM AKDT.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms
                    through the day. Scattered rain showers in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph early in the morning
                    weaken to 5 to 10 mph by 10 AM.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL increasing to 6100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 6 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds.

$$
Forecaster...BIANCO
Requested by...Yukon Fire Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416533.7/AFG
.DELDT 06/26/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0