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Spot Forecast for 119 McDonald...Yukon Fire Dispatch
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
353 PM AKDT Mon Jul 15 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1800 AKDT on July 15.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A low west of the fire will continue to bring moisture over the
fire in waves through Wednesday. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms
Tuesday near the fire and in elevated areas north of the fire
Wednesday. Generally light winds across the fire with the
occasional gust. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Minimum RH remains
above 40.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2900 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....South around 4 mph.
Inversion setup.....10pm.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers and isolated thunderstorms.
CWR.................12 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 67.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest around 5 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL increasing to 4500 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 6 mph.
Inversion burnoff...6am.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Isolated
                    thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered rain
                    showers through the night.
CWR.................13 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........88 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Mixing height.......2900 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Inversion setup.....10pm.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Scattered rain showers.
CWR.................31 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the
                    south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL increasing to 3800 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Inversion burnoff...6am.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 60s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds.

$$
Forecaster...STOKES
Requested by...Yukon Fire Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417980.7/AFG
.DELDT 07/15/24
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