Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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777 FNAK79 PAFG 292333 CCA FWSAFG Spot Forecast for 301 Fickett...CORRECTED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 333 PM AKDT Sat Jun 29 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on June 29. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. .DISCUSSION... High pressure aloft strengthens through early next week, supporting warmer and drier conditions. High temperatures top out in the upper 70s to near 80, accompanied by minimum RH values near 35 percent. Light winds tonight and Sunday morning, increase from the southwest Sunday afternoon before becoming northwesterly Sunday night and increasing. Isolated thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening as the the thermal trough remains near the fire. No thunderstorms are expected Sunday,but thunderstorm potential returns Monday afternoon and evening as the thermal trough moves back over the fire. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (55-65 percent). Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Areas of smoke through the night. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Min temperature.....Around 57. Max humidity........78 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Ridgetop wind.......Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Inversion setup.....Around midnight AKDT. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 78. Min humidity........37 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 5 mph becoming west 6 to 8 mph around 1600 AKDT. Inversion burnoff...Around 0800 AKDT. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent). Areas of smoke. CWR.................1 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 57. Max humidity........75 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Ridgetop wind.......Northwest 6 to 8 mph becoming northeast 6 to 8 mph around 0400 AKDT. Inversion setup.....Around midnight AKDT. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Areas of smoke. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Max temperature.....Around 79. Min humidity........36 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 6 to 8 mph shifting to the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds 6 to 8 mph becoming west around 5 mph after 1500 AKDT. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Mixing height.......600 ft AGL increasing to 7300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....North around 8 mph. Inversion burnoff...Around 0800 AKDT. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .TUESDAY... Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY... Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .INDEPENDENCE DAY... Cloudy with numerous showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 12 mph. $$ Forecaster...BILLINGS Requested by...YFDC Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416862.3/AFG .DELDT 06/29/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0