467  
FNAK52 PAFC 182232  
FWFALU  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
232 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2025  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD SOUTHWEST ALASKA  
THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION HAS LARGELY COME TO AN END, BUT  
WILL RESUME SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A BERING FRONT INTO  
THE COAST. EXPECTED COOL TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S AND LOW  
40S, AND A RELATIVELY MOIST ENVIRONMENT WITH RH VALUES REMAINING  
ABOVE 50% WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY.  
 
AKZ764-191730-  
NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY COAST-  
INCLUDING...DILLINGHAM...MANOKOTAK...TOGIAK  
232 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SNOW/RAIN RAIN  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80 100  
TEMP (24H TREND) 22-24 (-4) 39-42 (+4) 31-33 42-44  
RH % (24H TREND) 86-90 (0) 60-70 (-5) 87-92 79-87  
20FTWND(MPH) W 6-13 S 2-6 E 3-11 SE 4-10  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3131 1880  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 7 SE 12  
CWR 0 0 70 90  
TSTM COV IDX 1 1 1 1  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 20322 22560  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
MONDAY
 
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN  
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
TUESDAY
 
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
AKZ765-191730-  
INLAND BRISTOL BAY-  
INCLUDING...NEW STUYAHOK...KOLIGANEK...ALEKNAGIK  
232 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW NONE SNOW SNOW/RAIN  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 80 90  
TEMP (24H TREND) 18-24 (-4) 35-42 (+3) 23-29 38-43  
RH % (24H TREND) 79-89 (-8) 55-67 (-9) 83-87 70-79  
20FTWND(MPH) W 2-7 LGT/VAR SE 1-6 SE 5-12  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3814 2969  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 6 SE 15  
CWR 0 0 0 80  
TSTM COV IDX 1 1 1 1  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 20788 42165  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
MONDAY
 
CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
TUESDAY
 
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
AKZ763-191730-  
BRISTOL BAY BOROUGH (NAKNEK AND KING SALMON)-  
INCLUDING...NAKNEK...KING SALMON  
232 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 80 90  
TEMP (24H TREND) 22 (-7) 44-45 (+6) 29-30 45-47  
RH % (24H TREND) 89-92 (0) 60-64 (-11) 85-90 74-81  
20FTWND(MPH) SW 6-15 G23 LGT/VAR E 2-6 SE 7-10  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2850 1682  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 5 SE 15  
CWR 0 0 30 70  
TSTM COV IDX 1 1 1 1  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 13009 25230  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
MONDAY
 
CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
TUESDAY
 
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY
 
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
AKZ762-191730-  
NORTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA-  
INCLUDING...EGEGIK...PILOT POINT  
232 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 90 90  
TEMP (24H TREND) 22-30 (-2) 41-46 (+6) 30-35 42-47  
RH % (24H TREND) 85-93 (0) 62-73 (-3) 90-95 73-83  
20FTWND(MPH) W 4-11 SE 0-7 SE 5-14 S 7-15 G24  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2719 2999  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 8 S 16  
CWR 0 0 60 70  
TSTM COV IDX 1 1 1 1  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 25318 41986  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
MONDAY
 
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
TUESDAY
 
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY
 
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
 

 
 
AKZ761-191730-  
CENTRAL ALASKA PENINSULA-  
INCLUDING...PORT HEIDEN  
232 PM AKDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SNOW/RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 60 70 70  
TEMP (24H TREND) 30-33 (+4) 40-46 (+5) 34-38 41-47  
RH % (24H TREND) 91-95 (0) 77-85 (+5) 92-96 73-84  
20FTWND(MPH) NW 0-6 SE 5-15 SE 7-16 G23 S 3-14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1519 3296  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 15 SW 14  
CWR 0 0 50 50  
TSTM COV IDX 1 1 1 1  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 20491 54706  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
MONDAY
 
CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN  
THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
10 MPH.   
TUESDAY
 
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.   
WEDNESDAY
 
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
30S. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
 

 
 
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