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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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Spot Forecast for PortRD MI29 RedDog Zinc Concentrate...Alaska DEC
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
908 AM AKDT Thu Apr 18 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0900 AKDT on April 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A low will begin to move north over the Bering Strait. When the
low begins to move over the Northern portion of the Chukchi Sea
the winds will be out of the east for a brief period overnight
tomorrow, then transition to the northeast with winds up to 25
mph. We should expect the snow showers to subside by tomorrow
morning.

.REST OF TODAY...
Light snow showers will continue through today with a small amount
of accumulation. We could see wind gusts up to 25 mph out of the
southeast.

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Areas of freezing fog
                    late in the morning, then areas of fog in the
                    afternoon. Snow late in the morning, then snow
                    likely in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......90 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 33.
Min humidity........88 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Rainfall amount.....0.10 inches.
Snowfall amount.....1.0 inches.
Snow level..........600-900 ft.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Areas of fog. Snow
                    likely.
Chance of pcpn......70 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 31.
Max humidity........98 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Mixing
height.......400 ft AGL.
Rainfall amount.....0.13 inches.
Snowfall amount.....0.7 inches.
Snow level..........1500-2100 ft.


.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Chance of snow.
Chance of pcpn......60 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 34.
Min humidity........88 percent.
Surface winds (mph).East winds 8 to 14 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Rainfall amount.....0.06 inches.
Snowfall amount.....0.2 inches.
Snow level..........1400-1800 ft.

$$
Forecaster...DENNIS
Requested by...LEVI J HANSEN
Type of request...HAZMAT
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.DELDT 04/18/24
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