441
FNAK71 PAFC 161322 AAA
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR SEATTLE FIRE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
522 AM AKDT WED SEP 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 AKDT ON SEPTEMBER 16.
DISCUSSION
UPDATE...RESENDING THE SPOT FORECAST TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL EMAIL
CONTACTS. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE FORECAST INITIALLY
SENT AT 8:20 PM AKDT TUESDAY EVENING.
PARTLY SUNNY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGH VISIBILITY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS PREVAILING THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, ESPECIALLY TOWARD
THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL BECOME LIKELY THROUGH THURSDAY.
CEILINGS WILL BE AS LOW AS 1,000 FT AGL WITH VISIBILITY AROUND 3
TO 5 MILES IN HEAVIER RAINFALL. EASTERLY WINDS REMAIN RELATIVELY
LIGHT, GENERALLY 5 TO 10 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT, INCREASING TO 5 TO
12 MPH THURSDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 12 TO 15 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........70 70 70 68 68 68 57 57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............42 46 47 50 50 51 51 50
RH..............95 83 75 71 66 64 63 65
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 14 14 14 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........57 58 58 58 70 70 70 79 79 79 82 82
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 30 30 30 50 50
TEMP............50 48 47 45 44 43 43 42 41 41 39 40
RH..............69 74 79 84 87 89 91 91 93 95 96 97
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E SE SE SE E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..5 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 34 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
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 (%).........82 81 81 81 78 78 78 79 79 79 83 83
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 60 60 50 40 40 40 20 30 50 60 60
TEMP............40 40 40 41 42 44 46 47 48 48 47 46
RH..............97 97 98 98 97 94 90 86 84 83 83 85
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 7 7 7 10 10 10 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
FORECASTER...MARKLE
REQUESTED BY...IC TRAINEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2621977.0/AER
.DELDT 09/16/26
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