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FNAK72 PAFC 201503
FWSALU
SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT ALSWORTH PILE BURN...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
703 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 AKDT ON MARCH 20.
DISCUSSION
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST ON
SATURDAY WHILE LOW PRESSURE REMAINS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ALASKA
RANGE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL AND BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE
MORNING (CURRENT TEMPERATURES SITTING IN THE NEGATIVE TEENS). SOME
DAYTIME WARMING WILL GRADUALLY SEE TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE
UPPER SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND OVER
THE ALASKA RANGE WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 50 TO 60%
RANGE BEFORE A DRIER AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 11.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 25 25 25 24 24
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............-4 -1 3 7 9 11
RH..............64 60 57 56 56 54
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 5 5 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 7 7 10 10
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 12 BELOW.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........24 13 13 13 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............10 9 5 1 -1 -3 -5 -6 -8 -9 -10 -10
RH..............58 58 62 69 69 68 70 67 72 72 72 68
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.3 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............-11 -12 -12 -10 -7 -3 2 7 10 13 15 15
RH..............66 66 67 68 68 65 60 55 52 50 50 50
20 FT WIND DIR..SW N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 10 10
FORECASTER...BLAWSON
REQUESTED BY...HAGSTROM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606593.0/ALU
.DELDT 03/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRADLEY_HAGSTROM@NPS.GOV
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