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Spot Forecast for Roundabout...AFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
603 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 0.75-1.25" of rain
expected through tomorrow afternoon. Winds will be very strong
from the southeast, especially at ridgetop level today then
gradually weaken tonight and tomorrow. Rain and wind is likely
once again Friday, then we see winds decrease slightly this
weekend but rain will remain likely. Temperatures remain cool
through the period as well.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Areas of fog. Rain.
CWR.................90 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 57.
Min humidity........78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
                    around 35 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 25 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Areas of fog. Rain.
CWR.................70 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 50.
Max humidity........98 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 16 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 29 to 37 mph weakening to
                    southwest at 20 to 28 mph after midnight.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 17 mph.
Inversion setup.....N/A.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Areas of fog. Rain.
CWR.................83 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 53.
Min humidity........86 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 9 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 22 to 30 mph.
Mixing height.......1500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 19 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds around 9 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Southwest winds around 13 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
Southwest winds around 9 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BIANCO
Requested by...Mary Lou Fagan
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417179.2/AFG
.DELDT 07/03/24
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