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Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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Spot Forecast for Shaw Creek Dome 326...Northern Forestry Dispatch Center
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
525 AM AKDT Fri Jul 5 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on July 05.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Cold and wet conditions around the fire site today with a good
chance of wetting rain with accumulations up to a quarter of an
inch. Precipitation will lighten up before midnight, with a brief
shower or two possible overnight. West-southwest winds will
dominate around 8 mph today, becoming light and variable by
midnight. Good overnight RH recovery is expected.

Tomorrow will start off without precipitation until the early
afternoon. Light and variable winds will progress from overnight
and transition to west-southwesterly at 10 mph around 8 AM AKDT.
Cold temperatures will continue with the high in the mid 50s and
the minimum relative humidity values around 70 percent

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Areas of fog in the
                    morning. Rain in the morning, then rain likely
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................80 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 54.
Min humidity........80 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-southwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West-southwest winds 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......1800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 19 mph.
Inversion burnoff...None.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Chance of rain.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph becoming light and
variable by midnight.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 12 mph.
Inversion setup.....None.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Chance of rain early,
becoming likely by the afternoon.
CWR.................35 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Min humidity........70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light and variable winds becoming
south-southwesterly at 7 to 12 mph around
8 AM AKDT.
Ridgetop wind.......South-southwesterly 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 12 mph.
Inversion burnoff...None.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 9 mph.
.MONDAY...
Cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper
50s. West winds around 9 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Cloudy with chance of showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. South winds around 6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...TWOMBLY
Requested by...Matthew Velderrain
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417170.14/AFG
.DELDT 07/05/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0