499  
FNAK71 PAFC 181321  
FWSAER  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR AVY ACRES 125...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
421 AM AKST TUE NOV 18 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 AKST ON NOVEMBER 18.    
DISCUSSION
 
 
CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE OBSERVED ON MONDAY  
WITH SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS, BUT OVERALL  
FAILING TO MAKE IT TO THE BURN AREA. SHOWER COVERAGE WILL DECREASE  
OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY WITH SOME CLEARING AND COOLING.  
LOOKING AHEAD TO THURSDAY, WINDS AND PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE AS  
A FRONT MOVES OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB  
INTO UPPER 30S (POSSIBLY LOWER 40S) WITH CONTINUOUS LIGHT RAIN.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND SNOW SHOWERS.  
CWR.................17 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.05 INCHES.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
VENT RATE(M/S)......455  
 
TIME (AKST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........79 79 73 73 73 79 79 79 69 69 69  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............31 31 31 32 32 33 34 35 35 34 32  
RH..............95 95 94 95 93 91 88 85 86 87 88  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 18.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 7 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
VENT RATE(M/S)......360  
 
TIME (AKST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........76 76 76 57 57 57 51 51 51 37 37 37  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW SW SW SW  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............25 25 24 23 22 23 22 22 21 21 20 20  
RH..............90 92 92 94 92 92 94 94 93 91 94 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E NE NE NE E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.  
MIN HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.  
VENT RATE(M/S)......380  
 
TIME (AKST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........27 27 27 26 26 26 36 36 36 50 50 50  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....SW SW SW  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 10 10 10 0 0 0 10 10 10  
TEMP............20 19 19 20 21 23 26 27 29 30 30 30  
RH..............94 93 92 92 91 91 90 87 85 84 85 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8  
 

 
FORECASTER...JONES  
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN BASFORD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2525742.0/AER  
.DELDT 11/18/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NATHAN.BASFORD@USDA.GOV  
 
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