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Spot Forecast for Gold King Creek 411276...Northern forestry dispatch center
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
436 AM AKDT Sat Jun 29 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on June 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Getting warmer and drier the next couple days. There is an outside shot
for a rain shower this afternoon which would form over the Alaska Range
and drift north. Winds generally light but may become northerly
in the afternoon periods. Better chance for showers and a
thunderstorm on Sunday afternoon. Winds will switch to southerly
up to 10 mph in the late afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Areas of smoke.
                    Isolated rain showers in the morning. Scattered
                    rain showers in the afternoon after 3 PM. Some
                    showers may be strong and produce gusty winds.
CWR.................2 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds may become north to 4 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty winds near afternoon showers.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 5200 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the night. Isolated rain showers.
CWR.................2 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 54.
Max humidity........80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west around 5 mph
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......5200 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....South around 4 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 PM.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the day. Scattered rain showers and
                    isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 82.
Min humidity........29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming north to 5 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds become south
                    to 10 mph after 6 PM Sun evening.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL increasing to 5300 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 5 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Areas of smoke. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds around 8 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 7 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around 6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...AHSENMACHER
Requested by...Matthew Velderrain
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416909.1/AFG
.DELDT 06/29/24
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