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FNAK71 PAFC 201445
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2026 HILL RX...DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
645 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON APRIL 20.
DISCUSSION
A PERIOD OF RAIN SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA
WITH THE MOST LIKELY TIMING BEING FROM AROUND NOON THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME SNOW TO MIX IN WITH THE RAIN IN HEAVIER SHOWERS,
BUT RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE THE PREDOMINATE PRECIPITATION TYPE.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MUCH LIGHTER THAN YESTERDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING, THEN WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS
AND NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................48 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (360-2447 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.10 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING NORTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (219-2227 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.05 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (313-1223 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.05 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
FORECASTER...ZINGONE
REQUESTED BY...TERESA ROSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2610649.2/AER
.DELDT 04/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TERESA.ROSE@ALASKA.GOV
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