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Spot Forecast for 213 Deep...Yukon Fire Dispatch- Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
556 AM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on June 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
AKDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
Hot once again today with a min RH around 31% expected and light
winds. Scattered thunderstorms are likely at the fire this
afternoon and overnight. These storms may come with hail, heavy
rain, frequent lightning and erratic wind gusts to 50 mph. These
will lessen in coverage towards tomorrow morning, then isolated
wet thunderstorms will be possible again tomorrow afternoon.
Temperatures will be on a down trend this weekend.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Isolated showers
                    and thunderstorms in the morning, then
                    scattered showers and thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................4.
Max temperature.....Around 85.
Min humidity........31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph early this morning
                    become west at 5 mph.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 6200 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....North around 3 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Scattered
                    thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered rain
                    showers through the night. Isolated
                    thunderstorms overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................4.
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds at 5 mph become southwest at 15 to
                    18 mph after midnight.
Mixing height.......6200 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 11 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 PM AKDT.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers through the day. Isolated thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 80.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 8 mph in the morning
                    becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 15 to 18 mph become southwest
                    at 5 mph around 10 AM.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 5900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.
Inversion burnoff...8 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds around
6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BIANCO
Requested by...Yukon Fire Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416533.9/AFG
.DELDT 06/27/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0