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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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307 FNAK79 PAFG 241434 FWSAFG Spot Forecast for 119 McDonald...Yukon Dispatch Center National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 634 AM AKDT Mon Jun 24 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 AKDT on June 24. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... Hot and dry conditions continue today and tomorrow with high temperatures around 80 degrees and min RHs around 29-34%. There is a chance for an isolated thunderstorm over the fire, though most will remain over the higher terrain to the south and east of the fire. Otherwise, rain showers are a bit more likely this afternoon, though chances for wetting rains remain low. Hot and dry conditions continue through the rest of the week as temperatures soar into the mid 80s by Wednesday with min RHs as low as 25%. Winds largely remain light through the forecast period. Looking further, Thursday and Friday afternoon look to come with enhanced risks for thunderstorms over the fire. At this time widely scattered thunderstorms look likely, but scattered thunderstorms are possible as both days will be active for thunderstorms. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke through the day. Isolated showers early in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms through the day. Scattered showers in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....Around 80. Min humidity........29 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop wind.......Light south winds this morning become west at 10 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 5500 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....West around 9 mph. Inversion burnoff...7 AM AKDT. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Areas of smoke through the night. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Isolated rain showers overnight. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Min temperature.....Around 54. Max humidity........84 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Ridgetop wind.......West winds at 10 mph shift southwest after midnight at 10 to 13 mph. Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....West around 5 mph. Inversion setup.....12 AM AKDT. .TUESDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke. Scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....Around 80. Min humidity........34 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop wind.......West winds 10 to 13 mph become light and variable in the afternoon. Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 6600 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph. Inversion burnoff...7 AM AKDT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .WEDNESDAY... Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. .THURSDAY... Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds. .FRIDAY... Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. $$ Forecaster...BIANCO Requested by...Casey Lasota Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416117.20/AFG .DELDT 06/24/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0