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Spot Forecast for 240...Alaska Fire Service
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
634 AM AKDT Wed Jul 3 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on July 03.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A wet, cool and windy pattern will persist through the weekend.
Wetting rains are likely to occur and we have high confidence in
rain at the fire today and tomorrow with around 0.50-1.00" of rain
expected through tomorrow afternoon. Winds will be very strong
from the southwest, especially at ridgetop level today then
gradually weaken tonight before increasing once again tomorrow.
Rain and wind is likely on Friday, then we see winds decrease
slightly this weekend but rain will remain likely. Temperatures
stay cool through the period as well.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Areas of fog. Rain.
CWR.................68 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to
                    around 35 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph.
Mixing height.......1900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 24 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain likely.
CWR.................58 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Max humidity........97 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 14 mph with gusts to
                    18 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 15 mph.
Inversion setup.....N/A.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Areas of fog. Rain.
CWR.................81 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 54.
Min humidity........81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 15 to 20 with gusts to 25 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph.
Mixing height.......1600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 19 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Areas of fog in the evening. Cloudy with rain. Lows around 50.
Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 9 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 60.
Southwest winds around 8 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Rain likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 60. Southwest
winds around 7 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BIANCO
Requested by...Noah Schulz
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/03/24
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