020  
FNAK71 PAFC 091456  
FWSAER  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JBER SPRING RX 2025...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
656 AM AKDT FRI MAY 9 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON MAY 09.    
DISCUSSION  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
EXPECT A SLOW INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES THROUGH SUNDAY, WITH HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 50S AND MIN RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE 30S. THERE IS  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER LATER THIS AFTERNOON, BUT  
PRECIPITATION IS MORE LIKELY TO BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL  
BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS, BUT WILL PICK UP ON  
SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AS A THERMAL SURFACE  
LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY. WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS  
ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AS A SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE WEST.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.  
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35-46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
 
FORECASTER...JONES  
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN QUIMBY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2513274.1/AER  
.DELDT 05/09/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRYAN_QUIMBY@FWS.GOV  
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