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Spot Forecast for Riley Fire...BLM
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
629 AM AKDT Fri Jul 12 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on July 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Strong south gap winds increase through the day today with gusts up to
40 mph tonight. These stronger winds will peak overnight into Saturday
then wain gradually through the weekend, still around 15 mph sustained
on Sunday. Dry today, but a front brings a chance for wetting rain on
Saturday afternoon. Min RH expected to be in the 30s today but could
reach the mid to upper 20s.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent). Slight chance of rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 8 to 15 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 12 to 20 mph. Gusts to 35 mph in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL increasing to 4800 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 25 mph.
Inversion burnoff...10 AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers.
CWR.................6 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 46.
Max humidity........87 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds around 25 mph. Gusts to 40 mph.
Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL decreasing to 1400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....South around 21 mph.
Inversion setup.....No inversion.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers in the morning, then numerous rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................23 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 13 to 18 mph. Gusts to 25 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 15 to 22 mph. Gusts to 35 mph.
Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 22 mph.
Inversion burnoff...No inversion.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy with numerous showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs
in the lower 60s. South winds around 11 mph.
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs
in the lower 60s. South winds around 8 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy with numerous showers. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs
in the lower 60s. South winds around 8 mph.

$$
Forecaster...TROYKE
Requested by...Brian Sorbel
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2417783.3/AFG
.DELDT 07/12/24
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