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FNAK71 PAFC 210215
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR INTERMEDIATE FIRE FIGHTER ACADEMY...DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
615 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 AKDT ON APRIL 20.
DISCUSSION
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY EVENING WITH THE BEST CHANCES
FOR LINGERING SHOWERS BEING ALONG THE TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS/HATCHER PASS AREA
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL START OUT IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S IN THE MORNING THEN WARM INTO THE MID 40S AS SCATTER CLOUD COVER
WILL ALLOW FOR MORE SUNLIGHT TO WORK IN. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH
ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY WITH MORE VARIABLE WINDS HEADING
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH
TOMORROW AFTERNOON GIVEN THE RECENT PRECIPITATION WITH MINIMUM VALUES
DROPPING INTO THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........70 70 70 35 35 35 41 41 41 70 70
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20
TEMP............43 41 39 36 34 33 32 31 30 30 29
RH..............56 59 63 67 70 73 75 76 78 79 81
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 22 18 18 18 13 13 13 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 13 13 13 10 10 10 9 9
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH
THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING,
THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........70 73 73 73 79 79 79 77 77 77 74 74
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN RS RS RS RN RN RN RN RN
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............29 29 31 34 36 38 40 41 42 42 44 43
RH..............83 83 81 79 75 72 68 65 63 62 60 59
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S SW SW SW NW NW NW N N
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 12 12 14 14 14 12 12 12 9 9
TUESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 28 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO
6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.02 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........74 70 70 70 75 75 75 88 88 88 90 90
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 20 20 20 40 40 40 50 50
TEMP............42 41 40 39 38 37 37 36 35 34 33 32
RH..............59 60 63 67 72 75 78 80 81 81 82 84
20 FT WIND DIR..N W W W S S S S S S SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.12 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................28 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 16
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 92 92 92 90 90 90 91 91 91 93 93
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 60 60 60 60 60
TEMP............33 34 35 37 38 39 40 41 43 44 45 45
RH..............85 85 84 82 79 76 73 70 67 65 64 62
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 10 10 10 13 13 13 12 12 12 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.13 21 21 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 7 7 8 8 8 13 13 13 16 16
FORECASTER...PIETRYCHA
REQUESTED BY...TERESA ROSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610593.3/AER
.DELDT 04/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TERESA.ROSE@ALASKA.GOV
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