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Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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Spot Forecast for 252 Deception Pup...BLM-AFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
609 AM AKDT Sat Jun 29 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 AKDT on June 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
High pressure aloft strengthens through the weekend. Warmer and
drier conditions are expected this weekend with high temperatures
near 80 and minimum RH values hovering around 30 percent. Overnight
RH recovery will be good. Winds will be mostly light. Isolated
thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening as the thermal
trough remains near the fire. The thermal trough slides southeast
Sunday, supporting isolated thunderstorm activity Sunday afternoon
and evening.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Areas of smoke.
                    Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0800 AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the night. Scattered rain showers and
                    isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Isolated
                    rain showers overnight.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Max humidity........94 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming northeast 5 mph around
                    0200 AKDT.
Inversion setup.....Around midnight AKDT.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke.
                    Scattered rain showers and isolated
                    thunderstorms.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........31 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast 5 mph shifting northwest 5 mph around
                    1700 AKDT.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0800 AKDT.

.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.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around
10 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BILLINGS
Requested by...YTDC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416704.7/AFG
.DELDT 06/29/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0