Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
912 FNAK79 PAFG 170134 FWSAFG Spot Forecast for Hermit 141...Alaska Fire Service National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 534 PM AKDT Sun Jun 16 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on June 16. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Hot and dry conditions will continue for the next several days, with highs consistently near or above 80 and minimum relative humidity values ranging from the mids 20s to around 30 percent. While there will be a low chance for an isolated thunderstorm within the next few hours, the bigger day for thunderstorms will be Tuesday, when widely scattered thunderstorms will be possible across the Yukon Flats in the vicinity of the fire. Any storms that form could produce gusty and erratic winds. Otherwise, generally southwest to west winds through midweek, with scattered showers possible from Tuesday onward. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Min temperature.....Around 57. Max humidity........83 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 8 to 10 mph. Mixing height.......7200 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....West around 11 mph. Inversion setup.....10 PM AKDT. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). CWR.................1 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 82. Min humidity........25 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 9 mph. Ridgetop wind.......West winds 8 to 12 mph. Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL increasing to 7700 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....West around 12 mph. Inversion burnoff...8 AM AKDT. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). CWR.................1 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 55. Max humidity........83 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 6 to 9 mph in the evening becoming light. Ridgetop wind.......West winds. Mixing height.......7700 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....West around 12 mph. Inversion setup.....10 PM AKDT. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms through the day. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................3. Max temperature.....Around 80. Min humidity........30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop wind.......West winds 5 mph becoming southwest 7 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL increasing to 6100 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest around 9 mph. Inversion burnoff...8 AM AKDT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .JUNETEENTH... Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs around 80. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY... Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds. .FRIDAY... Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds around 6 mph. $$ Forecaster...SALTZMAN Requested by...Emmaly Gavin Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416243.0/AFG .DELDT 06/16/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0