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FNAK71 PAFC 081519
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR JBER SPRING RX 2025...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
719 AM AKDT THU MAY 8 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 AKDT ON MAY 08.
DISCUSSION
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT MORE WESTERLY
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 10 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON, BUT WITH THE ADDITION OF A SEA BREEZE IN THE AFTERNOON
PUSHING ACROSS ANCHORAGE AND THE KNIK ARM, JBER COULD POTENTIALLY
SEE BRIEF GUSTS TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH. CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW
WITH HOW FAR FROM THE WATER THESE WINDS WILL PUSH INLAND. VICINITY
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING, BECOMING
MORE HIT AND MISS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WEAKEN TONIGHT AND SKIES
WILL CLEAR FOR FRIDAY AND THIS WEEKEND.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT THIS MORNING. DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT
BY NOON.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.02 INCHES.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
FORECASTER...RUX/BROWN
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN QUIMBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513274.0/AER
.DELDT 05/08/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRYAN_QUIMBY@FWS.GOV
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