Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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Spot Forecast for DTA East RX...Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
903 AM AKDT Sun Apr 22 2018

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 AKDT on April 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A low pressure trough north of the Alaska Range will persist through Mon.
A weather front will move north over the Alaska Range on Tue.
Southerly gap flow winds through Alaska Range passes will increase
through Mon night, then strong southerly Chinook winds will develop
across all of the Alaska Range on Tue.



.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 48.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast 20 mph
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL increasing to 5000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southeast 15 mph.
INVERSION BURNOFF...11 am.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 32.
Max humidity........64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 20 mph.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL decreasing to 1000 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....Southeast 15 mph.
INVERSION SETUP.....10 mph.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 55.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 20 mph.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL increasing to 5400 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 15  mph.
INVERSION BURNOFF...10 am.

$$
Forecaster...BRADER
Requested by...Demers
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1806761.6/AFG
.DELDT 04/22/18
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