658  
FNAK71 PAFC 121359  
FWSAER  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR AVY ACRES UNIT 130...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
459 AM AKST WED NOV 12 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKST ON NOVEMBER 12.    
DISCUSSION
 
 
A COOL, STAGNANT PATTERN WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS  
A COUPLE PASSING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES LIFTING NORTH INTO THE  
GULF COAST BRING GRADUALLY INCREASING MID TO UPPER LEVEL CLOUD  
COVER OVERHEAD. A STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSION IN PLACE THIS  
MORNING WILL KEEP MIXING HEIGHTS VERY LOW, WITH ONLY A SLIGHT  
INCREASE FOR EACH UPCOMING AFTERNOON DURING THE SMALL AMOUNT OF  
HEATING INFLUENCE FROM SUNLIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
VERY LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES STARTING MAINLY TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY  
NEAR A WEAK LOW DRIFTING NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE KENAI  
PENINSULA, BUT THE BEST SNOWFALL CHANCES WILL LIKELY STAY OFF TO  
THE EAST CLOSER TO WHITTIER.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.  
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT INCREASING 400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 6 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........41 41 41 45 45 45 61 61 61  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... SW SW SW  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 20 20 20 10 10 10  
TEMP............14 16 18 20 21 21 22 22 21  
RH..............86 84 82 79 77 76 74 77 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6  
VENT (M^2/S)....190 230 300  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-75 PERCENT).  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO  
200 FT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 6 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........52 52 52 47 47 47 62 62 62 75 75 75  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
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............20 20 19 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19  
RH..............83 86 90 93 94 95 96 96 95 95 96 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
VENT (M^2/S)....280 260 260 250  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.  
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 7 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........86 86 86 89 89 89 71 71 71 65 65 65  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 20 20 10 10 10 20 20 20  
TEMP............19 18 18 18 20 21 23 24 24 24 23 21  
RH..............97 99 100 100 95 90 85 84 83 82 83 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7  
VENT (M^2/S)....280 300 410 320  
 

 
FORECASTER...SHRIVER  
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN BASFORD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2525564.0/AER  
.DELDT 11/12/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NATHAN.BASFORD@USDA.GOV  
 
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