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FNAK71 PAFC 200246
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR INTERMEDIATE FIRE FIGHTER ACADEMY...DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
646 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 AKDT ON APRIL 19.
DISCUSSION
A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING,
WITH THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION TAPERING OF TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT, WITH WIND
GUSTS OF UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING
SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. FOR
MONDAY, EXPECT A RETURN OF SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AROUND
THE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS WILL LIKELY
MOVE EAST ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS BY LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, ALTHOUGH A LINGERING ISOLATED SHOWER
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO PERSIST INTO MONDAY
WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 25 MPH CONTINUING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
EVENING. TUESDAY WILL SEE IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVERALL WITH
CLEARING SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS. HOWEVER, AN ISOLATED SHOWER
IS STILL POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS THIS EVENING, THEN ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................33 PERCENT DECREASING TO 7 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
31 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1400 FT THIS EVENING FALLING TO AROUND
400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 18 TO 22 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........82 82 82 47 47 47 46 46 46 45 45
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW SW SW SW SW SW
CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 10 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 30 30 30 30 30 30 20 20
TEMP............41 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 32 31
RH..............63 66 68 70 69 72 74 74 74 74 75
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST.31 31 31 25 25 25 28 28 28 29 29
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 22 22 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING BECOMING MORE
NUMEROUS RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT EARLY INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 700 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO
2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 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 (%).........45 62 62 62 68 68 68 84 84 84 65 65
WEATHER COV.....ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT NUM NUM NUM SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW RW RW RW RW RW
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 30 30 30 50 50 50 60 60 60 30 30
TEMP............31 31 31 34 37 39 40 41 43 43 43 44
RH..............77 75 78 71 67 66 65 66 62 61 59 55
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..18 17 17 17 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.29 28 28 28 28 28 27 27 24 24 23 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 22 22 22 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 21
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7
MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2500 FT AGL FALLING TO AROUND 500 FT
AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........65 58 58 58 9 9 9 34 34 34 40 40
WEATHER COV.....SCT ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT
WEATHER TYPE....RW SW SW SW SW SW
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30
TEMP............44 43 41 39 36 34 33 32 31 30 30 29
RH..............54 56 59 63 67 70 73 75 76 78 79 81
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 12 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 21 21 21 16 16 16 12 12 12 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 17 17 17 13 13 13 9 9 9 8 8
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 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 WEST 5
TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 600 FT AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO
3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.02 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40 46 46 46 67 67 67 72 72 72 79 79
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW RW RW RW RW RW
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TEMP............29 29 31 34 36 38 40 41 42 42 43 44
RH..............83 83 81 79 75 72 68 65 63 62 60 59
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 9 9 7 7 7 12 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 10 10 15 15 15 12 12 12 12 12
FORECASTER...MARKLE
REQUESTED BY...TERESA ROSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610593.2/AER
.DELDT 04/19/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TERESA.ROSE@ALASKA.GOV
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