502
FNAK71 PAFC 281648
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 130 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
748 AM AKST WED JAN 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKST ON JANUARY 28.
DISCUSSION
A SUCCESSION OF FRONTS, EACH STRONGER THAN THE LAST, WILL MOVE
INTO KENAI PENINSULA FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
FIRST, WEAKEST FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH
NORTHEAST WINDS (60-90 DEGREES) IN THE MORNING BECOMING MORE
EASTERLY (90-120 DEGREES) AND INCREASING TO THEIR PEAK AROUND
NOON. AFTER A BRIEF LULL THIS AFTERNOON, THE SECOND FRONT WILL
MOVE IN AROUND 9 PM TONIGHT, BRINGING ANOTHER SURGE OF
NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY (60-90 DEGREES) WINDS PEAKING AROUND
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS LIKELY WON'T DIMINISH MUCH BEFORE THE
THIRD FRONT ARRIVES EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTY NORTHEAST
WINDS BECOMING MORE EASTERLY BY THURSDAY 6 PM BEFORE WEAKENING
INTO THURSDAY EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 21 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (1694-3122 M^2/S).
TIME (AKST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 20 22 22 22 16 16 16
20 FT WIND GUST.29 29 29 35 35 35 25 25 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 21 21 21 17 17 17
VENT (M^2/S)....1694 3122 1694
TONIGHT
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 16 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 17 TO 21 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (1161-1694 M^2/S).
TIME (AKST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.29 29 29 35 35 35 33 33 33 34 34 34
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 17 17 17 20 20 20 21 21 21
VENT (M^2/S)....1317 1161 1412 1694
THURSDAY
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 42 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 22 TO 30 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR TO FAIR (1945-7782 M^2/S).
TIME (AKST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22
20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 35 34 34 34 39 39 39 42 42 42
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 22 26 26 26 30 30 30 28 28 28
VENT (M^2/S)....1945 3279 7782 6401
FORECASTER...CHEN
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN BASFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601055.0/AER
.DELDT 01/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NATHAN.BASFORD@USDA.GOV
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