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Spot Forecast for Popovitch Creek Coal Seam...Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
529 AM AKDT Sun May 19 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 AKDT on May 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Sunny conditions with isolated showers today will give way to
cloudier conditions tonight with a better chance for showers,
including a chance for wetting rain. Daytime minimum relative
humidity values are expected to be in the 20s and 30s percent into
midweek, with good overnight recovery. Winds for the next couple
days will generally remain in the 5 to 10 mph range until Tuesday,
when south flow through the Alaska Range will bring sustained
winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts of 25 to 30 mph. There will be
increased chances for wetting rains on Wednesday and especially
Thursday as a system moves in from the Bering Sea.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent). Haze in the
                    morning. Isolated rain showers in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................17 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 54.
Min humidity........28 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 6 mph in the morning becoming
                    light.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 7 to 8 mph in the morning becoming
                    light.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL increasing to 4600 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Inversion burnoff...8 AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers.
CWR.................17 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 38.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 5 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds around 7 mph.
Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL decreasing to 600 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Inversion setup.....10 PM AKDT.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers in the morning, then isolated rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 55.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West to northwest winds 5 to 6 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West to northwest winds 7 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 5400 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 mph.
Inversion burnoff...8 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the lower 50s. South winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs
around 50. West winds around 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...SALTZMAN
Requested by...Teresa Rose
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/19/24
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