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FNAK71 PAFC 061606
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR WRST PILE BURN...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
806 AM AKDT MON APR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKDT ON APRIL 06.
DISCUSSION
WITH HIGH PRESSURE LINGERING OVER THE REGION, EXPECT LIGHT WINDS, NO
PRECIPITATION, AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT AS A FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST, WITH
LIGHT PRECIPITATION LIKELY BY EARLY AFTERNOON TUESDAY. WITH TEMPERATURES
FORECAST TO WARM TO AROUND 40 DEGREES TUESDAY, SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING WILL LIKELY TRANSITION TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX OR RAIN BY THE
AFTERNOON, WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LIKELY TO REMAIN BELOW 0.5 INCHES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2
TO 3 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (156-376 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 11.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (156-251 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW
IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW/RAIN MIX LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................7 PERCENT IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT INCREASING TO 1400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO
7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (203-1333 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....UP TO 0.5 INCHES.
FORECASTER...CHEN
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN STRAMER-SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608964.2/AER
.DELDT 04/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JUSTIN_STRAMER-SMITH@NPS.GOV
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