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Spot Forecast for 209 Naluk...Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
520 AM AKDT Mon Jul 1 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on July 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Slightly cooler conditions expected at the fire site today with
the approaching front. Moderate west winds will dominate early and
shift west/southwesterly around midnight. Good overnight RH
recovery expected.

With the passage of the front Tuesday morning, winds will be out
of the southeast with gusts upwards to 30 mph at times.
Precipitation will begin around 7 AM AKDT and persist throughout
the day creating a good chance of wetting rain for the fire site.
Much cooler temperatures are expected as well with the maximum
around 60 degrees. No thunderstorms are expected with the passage
of this front

Scattered precipitation will remain in place through the weekend,
creating more opportunities for wetting rain. Temperatures will
remain cool with the max in the in the low 60s. Winds will weaken
around the fire site sometime Wednesday morning and remain out of
the southwest, transitioning to southerly by Thursday morning.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8 to 12 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 10 to 14 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 4100 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Areas of smoke.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 56.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest winds 7 to 12 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 10 to 14 mph
Mixing height.......4100 ft AGL decreasing to 700 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 PM AKDT.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent) then becoming
                    cloudy (90-100 percent). Areas of smoke through
                    the day. Scattered rain showers early, becoming
                    likely in the afternoon.
CWR.................40 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 58.
Min humidity........58 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 14 to 24 mph.
Mixing height.......1900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph.
Inversion burnoff...9 AM AKDT

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Forecaster...TWOMBLY
Requested by...Dustin Widmer
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416663.6/AFG
.DELDT 07/01/24
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