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Spot Forecast for Gold King Creek 279...Northern Forestry Dispatch Center
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
450 AM AKDT Tue Jul 16 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 AKDT on July 16.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Showery and mostly cloudy weather with isolated thunderstorms is
expected today and Wednesday. Surface winds during that time
frame will remain mostly light, but any nearby thunderstorms that
form could produce locally gusty and erratic winds. Confidence is
low, but heavier showers with up to a couple tenths of an inch of
accumulation could occur today between 4 PM and 10 PM or so. High
temperatures are expected to rise into the 60s today and
Wednesday, with minimum relative humidity values above 40 percent.
A warming trend through the week will bring highs into the 70s
Friday and into the weekend.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Numerous rain
                    showers in the morning. Isolated thunderstorms
                    through the day. Widespread rain showers in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................20 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 4400 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...8 AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Numerous rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms in the
                    evening, then scattered rain showers overnight.
CWR.................40 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 5 to 8 mph overnight. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
                    the evening.
Mixing height.......3700 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 7 mph.
Inversion setup.....11 PM AKDT.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers in the morning, then widespread rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................34 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........51 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......1100 ft AGL increasing to 3700 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...8 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy with numerous showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs
in the mid 60s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Scattered showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs
around 70. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light
winds.

$$
Forecaster...SALTZMAN
Requested by...Matthew Velderrain
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417275.36/AFG
.DELDT 07/16/24
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