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Spot Forecast for SCIA RX...BLM-AFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
505 AM AKDT Sun May 5 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 AKDT on May 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Shower activity will increase overnight and Monday as an upper level
system moves northwest out of the Yukon. Northeast winds today and
tonight shift southeast Monday afternoon and southwest Monday evening.
Temperatures trends downwards today and Monday. Minimum RH values remain
above 25 percent, with good overnight recovery.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent). Isolated rain
                    showers early in the morning, then scattered
                    rain showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................21 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 57.
Min humidity........27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming north 9 to 14 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 4000 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 9 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0900 AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers in the evening, then numerous rain
                    showers and snow showers overnight. Areas of
                    fog overnight.
CWR.................21 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 35.
Max humidity........67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 6 to 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL decreasing to 700 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph.
Inversion setup.....N/A.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Areas of fog in
                    the morning. Numerous rain showers and snow
                    showers in the morning, then scattered rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................64 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 51.
Min humidity........35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Light and variable in the morning becoming
                    southeast 5 to 8 mph after 1 pm.
Mixing height.......2200 ft AGL increasing to 2900 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 6 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with numerous showers and isolated snow showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower 50s. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs
in the mid 50s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in
the upper 50s. Light winds.

$$
Forecaster...BILLINGS
Requested by...collins bonds
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/05/24
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