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Spot Forecast for 252 Deception Pup...Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
419 PM AKDT Fri Jun 28 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 AKDT on June 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Widely scattered wet thunderstorms are expected this afternoon
and evening, and are nearly over the fire as of 1600.
Overnight, could see a period of SW winds over ridgetops 10 to 15 mph,
diminishing after midnight. On Saturday the thermal trough moves over the area.
Expect more isolated thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday with highs once again
reaching near 80. Thunderstorms are expected to be wetter today going
forward than the past few days.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the night. Scattered rain showers and
                    widely scattered thunderstorms in the evening. Isolated
                    showers and thunderstorms overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................3.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
Max humidity........95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph this evening becoming light
and variable after midnight. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
Inversion setup.....Around 2300.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the day. 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 79.
Min humidity........27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0700.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the night. Isolated thunderstorms in
                    the evening. Isolated rain showers through the
                    night.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 52.
Max humidity........96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening
                    becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Inversion setup.....Around 2300.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the day. Isolated showers in the
                    morning. Isolated thunderstorms through the
                    day. Scattered showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 4 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
expected near thunderstorms.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0700.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Areas of smoke. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. Northwest winds around 6 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 12 mph.

$$
Forecaster...CHRIEST
Requested by...YTDC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416704.6/AFG
.DELDT 06/28/24
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