007  
FNAK52 PAFG 110037  
FWFWCZ  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WESTERN ALASKA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
437 PM AKDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS  
REMAIN IN THE AREA AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVES THROUGH THE  
REGION. WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT UNTIL SOUTHEAST CHINOOK WINDS  
DEVELOP FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THIS  
WILL MAKE SATURDAY SLIGHTLY DRIER AND WARMER WITH MINIMUM  
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEARING 25 PERCENT.  
 
AKZ951-111845-  
NORTH SLOPES OF THE WESTERN ALASKA RANGE-  
INCLUDING FAREWELL LAKE  
437 PM AKDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 18-28 (+1) 46-56 (+4) 18-28 45-55  
RH % (24H TREND) 80-95 (-18) 26-41 (+2) 74-89 32-47  
20FTWND(MPH) SE 25 G40 SE 25 G40 SE 5-9 G21 LGT/VAR  
CWR 0 0 0 0  
LAL 1 1 1 1  
 
REMARKS...VERY WINDY TONIGHT THROUGH SAT AM, WITH WINDS DECREASING SAT PM.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
 
   
MONDAY
 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 24 TO  
34. HIGHS 45 TO 55. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
LOWS 26 TO 36. HIGHS 47 TO 57. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 26 TO 36.  
HIGHS 47 TO 57. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
 
AKZ952-111845-  
UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY-  
INCLUDING MCGRATH, NIKOLAI, AND TAKOTNA  
437 PM AKDT FRI MAY 10 2024  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 20 60  
TEMP (24H TREND) 28-36 (+4) 48-58 (+5) 28-36 46-56  
RH % (24H TREND) 79-94 (-24) 25-40 (-7) 83-98 30-45  
20FTWND(MPH) E 6-10 G20 E 6-10 G20 E 4-8 G17 LGT/VAR  
CWR 0 0 0 5  
LAL 1 1 1 2  
 
REMARKS...ISOLATED PM THUNDERSTORMS SUN.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
 
   
MONDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, SNOW SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 32 TO 38. HIGHS 45 TO 55. NORTHWEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS 30 TO 36. HIGHS  
47 TO 57. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS 33 TO 38.  
HIGHS 48 TO 58. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
JB MAY 24  
 
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