595
FNAK79 PAFG 270305
FWSAFG

Spot Forecast for 259 Flasco...Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
705 PM AKDT Wed Jun 26 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on June 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT
AKDT FRIDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...

Northeasterly winds diminish tonight with good overnight RH
recovery. For Thursday, another hot and dry day with minimum RH
near 25 percent, though east winds may be a bit lighter. Widely
scattered thunderstorms develop over the high terrain to the south
and west of the fire, with potential for gusty outflow winds to
reach the fire which may help spawn new, isolated storms in the
vicinity through the evening. Friday will likely be a more active
thunderstorm day on the Yukon Flats, with potential for storms to
produce heavy rain, gusty winds, and small hail.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Areas of
                    smoke through the night.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........83 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 9 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Mixing height.......8600 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....East around 8 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 pm.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke through
                    the day. Isolated thunderstorms after 3 pm.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 7700 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 9 mph.
Inversion burnoff...10 am.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the night. Isolated thunderstorms in
                    the evening. Isolated rain showers through the
                    night. Isolated thunderstorms overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 56.
Max humidity........85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 7 mph in the evening becoming
                    light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Mixing height.......7100 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....South around 7 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 pm.

$$
Forecaster...QUESADA
Requested by...YTDC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416717.1/AFG
.DELDT 06/26/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0