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Spot Forecast for 119 McDonald...Yukon Dispatch Center
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
459 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.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM AKDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A front and its associated low will move towards the fire today.
This will strengthen southwesterly winds today with peak gusts in
the 30 to 40 mph range this afternoon. Increased chances of
wetting rain follow shortly after with rain expected overnight
through Thursday. No thunderstorms expected for the next several
days. Temperatures decrease into the 60s and remain through
Friday. Minimum RHs remain above critical thresholds through
Friday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Areas of smoke
                    through the day. Scattered rain showers in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 66.
Min humidity........44-51 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 14 mph with gusts to around
30 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
40 mph.
Inversion burnoff...6am.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Areas of smoke. Chance
                    of rain.
CWR.................57 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........79-92 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph with gusts to around
25 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
35 mph.
Inversion setup.....None.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Areas of smoke in the
                    morning, then areas of fog in the afternoon.
                    Rain likely in the morning, then rain in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................60 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 61.
Min humidity........55-67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph with gusts to around
20 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around
30 mph.
Inversion burnoff...None.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Areas of fog. Rain. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 60s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Cloudy with numerous showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...
Cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the mid 60s. Light winds.

$$
Forecaster...STOKES
Requested by...Casey Lasota
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2416117.33/AFG
.DELDT 07/03/24
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