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Spot Forecast for Denali Pile Burn Fall 2024...NPS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1004 AM AKDT Sat Oct 19 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 AKDT on October 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A strong inversion this morning will be weakening by 11 AM.
Clear skies continue today with clouds and snow showers moving in
tonight. Winds remain light from the north through tonight, then
shift southwest tomorrow afternoon but these will be mainly light
as well. Snow showers will continue tomorrow morning, then dry out
during the afternoon. Steadier snow moves in tomorrow night and
will be heavy times. Min RHs will be lowest today around 40-45%,
then be higher tomorrow around 60%.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 22.
Min humidity........44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL.
Inversion burnoff...11 AM AKDT.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Scattered snow
                    showers in the evening, then numerous snow
                    showers overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 11.
Max humidity........91 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Inversion setup.....8 PM AKDT.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Numerous snow
                    showers in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 32.
Min humidity........62 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL.
Inversion burnoff...10 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely. Lows in the lower 20s.
Highs in the mid 30s. South winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Snow showers. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower 30s.
South winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Snow showers likely. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the lower
30s. Southwest winds around 10 mph.

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Forecaster...BIANCO
Requested by...Lexie Regetz
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/19/24
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