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Spot Forecast for 119 McDonald...Yukon Dispatch Center
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
548 AM AKDT Mon Jun 17 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on June 17.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Showers and isolated thunderstorms will trigger off the elevated terrain
of the Alaska range and may make it far enough northeast to reach the fire
today. Tuesday brings a greater chance for convection near the fire. Expect
greater coverage of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. Wednesday
and Thursday will have a similar chance for showers and thunderstorms as today.
Temperatures should be similar to yesterday`s, near 80. Temperature
will fall to low 70s on Thursday. RHs in the low 30s until we cool off on
Thursday and they get up to near or low 40s. Winds remain light and generally
westerly except around showers and storms when they may be gustier.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Haze and areas of
                    smoke through the day. Isolated showers through
                    the day. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........30 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming west 5 to 6 mph in the
                    afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 8 to 10 mph.
Transport winds.....West around 11 mph.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Haze in the
                    evening. Areas of smoke through the night.
                    Slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
                    Slight chance of rain showers through the
                    night.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming
                    light. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 8 to 10 mph.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke.
                    Scattered rain showers and isolated
                    thunderstorms.
CWR.................11 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 10 to 13 mph.
Transport winds.....West around 8 mph.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.JUNETEENTH...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Areas of smoke. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in
the mid 70s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Areas of smoke. Scattered showers and slight
chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
Light winds.

$$
Forecaster...TROYKE
Requested by...Casey Lasota
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416117.6/AFG
.DELDT 06/17/24
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