Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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281 FNAK79 PAFG 280250 FWSAFG Spot Forecast for 259 Flasco...Alaska Fire Service National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 650 PM AKDT Thu Jun 27 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on June 27. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM AKDT FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION... Isolated thunderstorms drift slowly northwest near the fire this evening, generally ending by 8 pm, though there may be a chance for a stray thunderstorm through 11 pm. Gusty and erratic winds are possible this evening. Then, another hot day is forecast Friday, though minimum RH should be a bit higher than today. Widely scattered thunderstorms develop near the fire early in the afternoon, and may persist in the area through the evening. There is potential for thunderstorm coverage to be greater in the area, with a Red Flag Warning in effect for scattered thunderstorms on the Yukon Flats. Storms will come with the threat of outflow winds up to 40 mph, may produce frequent lightning, and have the potential to be dry. Temperatures will cool slightly through the weekend while min RHs remain around 30 percent. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke through the night. Isolated thunderstorms before 11 pm. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................2. Min temperature.....Around 56. Max humidity........90 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Mixing height.......7000 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....South around 7 mph. Inversion setup.....12 am. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Areas of smoke through the day. Widely scattered thunderstorms after 1 pm. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................3. Max temperature.....Around 82. Min humidity........30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 6000 ft AGL in the late morning and early afternoon, then decreasing to 3400 ft AGL late in the afternoon. Transport winds.....West around 7 mph. Inversion burnoff...9 am. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Areas of smoke through the night. Widely scattered thunderstorms before midnight. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................3. Min temperature.....Around 56. Max humidity........93 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 9 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Mixing height.......3400 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....West around 7 mph. Inversion setup.....1 am. $$ Forecaster...QUESADA Requested by...YTDC Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416717.3/AFG .DELDT 06/27/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0