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Spot Forecast for Shaw Creek Dome 326...AK State Div of Forestry
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
647 PM AKDT Thu Jul 4 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on July 04.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Continued rainy conditions are expected through this afternoon.
Rainfall accumulations aren`t looking to be as high as previously
forecasted. We are looking to see 0.1" to 0.2" of rain. Strong
west winds will reach maximum strength around 8:00 PM Thursday,
then begin to weaken overnight. Cooler temperatures are still
expected through the weekend with maximum temperatures in the low
60s. With minimum RH values above 55%. Through the weekend we
could see continued rainy conditions similar to the current
conditions but not as much accumulations and the winds should be
weaker.

.FRIDAY...

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........76 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8 to 14 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds around 15 mph.
Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 20 mph.
Inversion burnoff...8:00 AM

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of rain
                    in the evening, then rain likely overnight.
CWR.................17 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 48.
Max humidity........89 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West wind around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 12 mph.
Inversion setup.....3:00 AM

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain likely.
CWR.................46 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 57.
Min humidity........62 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 8 to 10 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL increasing to 2700 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 13 mph.
Inversion burnoff...7:00 AM

$$
Forecaster...DENNIS
Requested by...Matthew Velderrain
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/04/24
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