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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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521 FNAK79 PAFG 271430 FWSAFG Spot Forecast for Gold King...AK-NFDC National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 630 AM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on June 27. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Hot once again today with a min RH around 31% expected and light winds increasing slightly from the east this afternoon. Scattered wet thunderstorms are likely near the fire this afternoon and overnight. These storms may come with hail, heavy rain, frequent lightning and erratic wind gusts to 50 mph. These will lessen in coverage after midnight with a lingering shower possible, then isolated wet thunderstorms will be possible again tomorrow afternoon. Temperatures will be on a down trend this weekend. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Areas of smoke through the day. Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. Scattered showers through the day. Scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................4. Max temperature.....Around 84. Min humidity........34 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph shifting to the northeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the morning. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Light and variable winds becoming southeast 5 mph after 4 PM this afternoon. Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 4700 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....West around 3 mph. Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Areas of smoke through the night. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered rain showers through the night. Isolated thunderstorms overnight. CWR.................23 percent. LAL.................4. Min temperature.....Around 54. Max humidity........79 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 8 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms overnight. Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds at 5 mph increase and shift to west-southwest at 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....South around 9 mph. Inversion setup.....1 AM AKDT. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Areas of smoke through the day. Scattered rain showers in the morning. Numerous rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....Around 80. Min humidity........37 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph in the morning will weaken to southwest 5 to 10 mph after 10 AM. Mixing height.......1300 ft AGL increasing to 5400 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....West around 12 mph. Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. Areas of smoke. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. .SUNDAY... Mostly cloudy. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. .MONDAY... Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. $$ Forecaster...BIANCO Requested by...Cody Winslow Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416792.0/AFG .DELDT 06/27/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0