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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
734 FNAK79 PAFG 190248 FWSAFG Spot Forecast for Hermit 141...Alaska Fire Service National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 648 PM AKDT Tue Jun 18 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on June 18. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 10 PM. Conditions remain hot and dry over most of the Yukon flats including near the fire for the rest of the week with temperatures remaining in the mid 70s to low 80s with RHs in the lower 30s or below. There is a chance for thunderstorms and showers this afternoon/evening and tomorrow. Thunderstorms have a greater chance of forming through this evening and may cause wetting rain, hail, gusty winds, and frequent lightning. Winds will be light except during showers and thunderstorms. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms overnight. CWR.................12 percent. LAL.................4. Min temperature.....Around 54. Max humidity........84 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 6 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms. Ridgetop wind.......West 10 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....West around 8 mph. Inversion setup.....Midnight. .JUNETEENTH... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Isolated thunderstorms in the morning. Isolated rain showers through the day. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................3. Max temperature.....Around 81. Min humidity........27 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the morning. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......West wind 10 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 7800 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....West around 11 mph. Inversion burnoff...9 AM. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Slight chance of rain showers through the night. Slight chance of thunderstorms overnight. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................3. Min temperature.....Around 53. Max humidity........85 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms overnight. Ridgetop wind.......West 10 to 15 mph. Mixing height.......7800 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....Northwest around 6 mph. Inversion setup.....Midnight. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .FRIDAY... Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds around 6 mph. .SATURDAY... Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 80. East winds around 6 mph. .SUNDAY... Partly cloudy. Slight chance of thunderstorms and isolated showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds. $$ Forecaster...CHAMBERS Requested by...Emmaly Gavin Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2416243.4/AFG .DELDT 06/18/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0