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SPOT FORECAST FOR JOAQUIN...ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
731 AM AKDT FRI JUN 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PRIMARY THREAT FRIDAY IS CONTINUED THUNDERSTORMS, WITH FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN. OUTFLOW WINDS ALSO LOOK
STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON, COULD SEE GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH NEAR
STRONG CELLS. OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM CONCERNS, TEMPERATURES
SHOULD REMAIN IN THE LOW 70S AND MIN RH IN THE 40 TO 50 PERCENT
RANGE. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT (OUTSIDE OF OUTFLOW).
SATURDAY WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAINFALL IMPACTS THE AREA.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................19 PERCENT.
CWR25...............10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......ISOLATED (15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...1000 AKST.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS
LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................63 PERCENT.
CWR25...............50 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....2300 AKST.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................76 PERCENT.
CWR25...............60 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...1300 AKST.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...ALASKA COASTAL DISPATCH CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616207.1/AFG
.DELDT 06/26/26
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