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Spot Forecast for 240 Main...Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
421 AM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on July 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Rain will continue today and be heavy at times with south winds
at the surface occasionally gusting to 25 mph. Ridgetop winds will
be a bit stronger with gusts to 35 mph today and tonight. Surface
winds will weaken tonight into tomorrow but ridgetop winds remain
quite strong through Friday. There is high confidence for about a
half-inch of rain through Friday morning, then it gradually dries
out but showers will remain through Friday night before another
round of rain on Saturday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Areas of fog. Rain.
CWR.................90 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 54.
Min humidity........85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 12 to 16 mph with gusts to 25 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to
                    35 mph.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 19 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Areas of fog in the
                    evening. Rain in the evening, then rain likely
                    overnight.
CWR.................73 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........97 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 14 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to
                    35 mph.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 18 mph.
Inversion setup.....N/A.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of rain
                    in the morning, then slight chance of rain in
                    the afternoon.
CWR.................7 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 9 to 12 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph, weakening in the
                    afternoon to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 21 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 50s.
Southwest winds around 9 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Rain likely. Areas of fog in the afternoon. Lows around 50. Highs
in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 9 mph.
.MONDAY...
Areas of fog. Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BIANCO
Requested by...Noah Schulz
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417258.9/AFG
.DELDT 07/04/24
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