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Spot Forecast for Kantishna RX...NPS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
853 AM AKDT Sun Sep 22 2019

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1300 AKDT on September 22.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Little to no threat of precipitation through Monday. High temperatures
cooling during the week along with low temperatures cooling to
the upper to mid 20s by mid week. Minimum RH values will remain
above 45 percent through the week. Winds are expected to generally
be light, but shifting over the next several days.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 50.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Northeast to east around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......2600 ft AGL increasing to 5000 ft AGL late in the
                    afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 31.
Max humidity........99 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......East to south around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......5000 ft AGL decreasing to 300 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....East around 3 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around 2100 AKDT.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 49.
Min humidity........52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......West around 3 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL increasing to 5000 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....North to west around 2 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 1200 AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...

.TUESDAY...
Cloudy with numerous snow and rain showers. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the mid 40s. Light winds.

.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s.
Highs in the lower 40s. Light winds.

.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers and slight chance of
rain. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs in the lower 40s. Light winds.

$$
Forecaster...ZAWISLAK
Requested by...Keith Mitchell
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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