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Issued by NWS
341 FNAK51 PAFC 222357 FWFAER FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 .DISCUSSION... A warming trend will be underway in the near term, with daytime high temperatures in lower elevations and valleys topping out in the low to mid 60s. With warming temperatures, there is an increased chance of showers and wet thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening with a few lightning strikes in the Susitna Valley and Copper River Basin Friday and Saturday. Wind speeds will be trending down over the next couple of days. AKZ701-231645- ANCHORAGE / EAGLE RIVER (LOWER ELEVATIONS)- INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...EKLUTNA 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 20 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 41-42 (+3) 60-62 (+4) 44-45 61-65 RH % (24H TREND) 75-79 (-9) 39-44 (+2) 78-82 40-46 20FTWND(MPH) S 0-11 G21 W 4-6 SW 2-7 LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4826 4797 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 SW 6 CWR 0 0 0 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31977 28146 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ AKZ711-231645- LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...BIG LAKE 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 30 30 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 39-41 (+1) 61-63 (+3) 43-45 64-66 RH % (24H TREND) 75-79 (-5) 38-43 (+4) 80-84 40-43 20FTWND(MPH) SW 2-12 SW 2-6 SW 2-6 SW 1-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6042 6767 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 S 7 CWR 0 0 10 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43555 41232 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ712-231645- HATCHER PASS- INCLUDING...HATCHER PASS 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 40 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 38-39 (-1) 57-60 (+3) 39-42 59-63 RH % (24H TREND) 73-77 (-6) 39-45 (+1) 80-84 43-48 20FTWND(MPH) LGT/VAR W 2-5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5308 6392 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 SW 5 CWR 0 0 10 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 28310 28875 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ713-231645- SUTTON / UPPER MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 50 60 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 38-39 (0) 54-60 (+3) 42-43 57-63 RH % (24H TREND) 71-75 (+1) 39-43 (+6) 78-85 40-47 20FTWND(MPH) SW 2-9 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4334 5191 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 E 7 CWR 0 10 20 10 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 24545 34517 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ721-231645- SOUTHERN KACHEMAK BAY- INCLUDING...SELDOVIA...HALIBUT COVE...NANWALEK 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS NONE NONE CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 0 0 TEMP (24H TREND) 39-42 (-1) 52-57 (+3) 40-44 55-61 RH % (24H TREND) 73-84 (-5) 47-55 (-4) 71-85 42-58 20FTWND(MPH) E 3-20 G31 W 2-6 SW 1-5 SW 2-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2806 3364 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 SW 9 CWR 0 0 0 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 22091 30276 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH. $$ AKZ722-231645- SOUTHWEST KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING...HOMER...ANCHOR POINT...NINILCHIK...CLAM GULCH 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 20 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 38-40 (-2) 51-56 (+2) 38-40 55-61 RH % (24H TREND) 72-78 (+4) 42-52 (0) 77-86 43-54 20FTWND(MPH) SE 1-9 NW 3-7 SW 2-8 W 2-6 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4811 4727 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 W 8 CWR 0 0 0 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 38809 35480 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ723-231645- NORTHWEST KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...STERLING...NIKISKI 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 39-42 (-4) 58-61 (+2) 41-43 60-64 RH % (24H TREND) 71-78 (+5) 37-44 (+3) 80-84 39-47 20FTWND(MPH) E 4-11 NW 2-6 W 2-8 W 1-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6131 5429 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 SW 7 CWR 0 0 0 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49624 36630 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ724-231645- SKILAK LAKE / EASTERN STERLING HIGHWAY- INCLUDING...COOPER LANDING...SKILAK LAKE 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 30 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 39-41 (-2) 54-60 (+4) 40-43 60-66 RH % (24H TREND) 66-71 (+1) 35-47 (-1) 72-80 35-44 20FTWND(MPH) E 6-15 NW 2-6 W 1-5 LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6148 5557 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 9 W 7 CWR 0 0 0 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 51645 33342 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ AKZ726-231645- INTERIOR KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING...MOOSE PASS...SUMMIT LAKE...HOPE 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 30 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 38-41 (-1) 54-60 (+5) 39-42 59-65 RH % (24H TREND) 70-77 (-9) 37-46 (-4) 78-85 38-48 20FTWND(MPH) E 4-14 G24 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4190 4818 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 7 S 7 CWR 0 0 0 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 33520 27660 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ AKZ742-231645- WESTERN COPPER VALLEY- INCLUDING...NELCHINA...TOLSONA...MENDELTNA 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS TSTMS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 60 60 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 35-36 (+3) 53-60 (+4) 38-40 55-61 RH % (24H TREND) 69-75 (+2) 37-44 (+9) 86-92 43-50 20FTWND(MPH) S 2-6 W 1-5 W 2-7 LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6359 6899 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 12 SE 6 CWR 0 10 20 10 TSTM COVERAGE NONE ISOLATED ISOLATED NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 87771 48293 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ743-231645- CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY- INCLUDING...GLENNALLEN...GAKONA...COPPER CENTER 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 50 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 35-36 (0) 59-62 (+5) 39-41 59-63 RH % (24H TREND) 70-73 (+6) 36-39 (+8) 89-94 41-45 20FTWND(MPH) SW 4-7 W 1-5 W 0-5 S 2-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 6461 6952 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 SE 8 CWR 0 10 10 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 102808 61270 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ744-231645- ERNESTINE- INCLUDING...TONSINA...46 MILE 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 60 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 33-36 (+4) 48-56 (+3) 36-39 50-58 RH % (24H TREND) 72-79 (-7) 42-53 (+6) 92-96 46-57 20FTWND(MPH) SW 3-9 LGT/VAR SW 1-6 LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4401 5140 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 8 S 7 CWR 0 10 20 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 40937 46260 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. $$ AKZ746-231645- SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING...WILLOW 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 20 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 40-42 (+1) 61-63 (+4) 42-44 65-66 RH % (24H TREND) 73-76 (-13) 35-41 (+1) 80-83 36-41 20FTWND(MPH) SW 2-10 SW 1-5 S 3-8 S 0-5 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7155 7948 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 8 S 5 CWR 0 0 0 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 52252 38724 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ747-231645- CENTRAL SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING...TALKEETNA...TRAPPER CREEK...PETERSVILLE 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 0 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 36-40 (-2) 60-63 (+4) 39-41 62-66 RH % (24H TREND) 73-78 (-10) 32-37 (-3) 81-87 35-40 20FTWND(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 3-5 LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 7032 7998 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 7 SW 5 CWR 0 0 0 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 45376 34998 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ749-231645- SOUTHERN COPPER VALLEY- INCLUDING...KENNY LAKE...CHITINA 357 PM AKDT Thu May 22 2025 TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 50 60 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 36-39 (+3) 54-60 (+3) 38-41 56-63 RH % (24H TREND) 68-72 (-3) 38-44 (+7) 87-92 39-49 20FTWND(MPH) S 3-9 W 2-6 W 1-6 LGT/VAR MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 5478 5948 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 9 S 7 CWR 0 10 20 0 TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE VENT RATE (KT-FT) 59406 36512 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$