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FNAK71 PAFC 291550
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR SRD RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
650 AM AKST MON DEC 29 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKST ON DECEMBER 29.
DISCUSSION
GENERALLY EXPECT CLOUDY SKIES, LIGHT WINDS, AND LESS THAN AN INCH
OF SNOW THROUGH TOMORROW. A FRONT MOVING EAST TO WEST ACROSS KENAI
PENINSULA TODAY WILL BRING AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW BETWEEN ABOUT
NOON AND 3PM THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER ABOUT 3PM, A CHANCE FOR SNOW
PERSISTS IN THE FORECAST AREA, BUT MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE SNOW SHOULD
REMAIN FURTHER EAST ALONG THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SNOW EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (313-439 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.4 INCHES.
TIME (AKST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........91 91 91 100 100 100 85 85 85
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 90 90 90 60 60 60
TEMP............2 4 7 10 14 16 18 18 10
RH..............69 68 67 67 67 68 69 70 71
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 10 10 10 10 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10
VENT (M^2/S)....313 313 313 329 329 329 439 439 439
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10 ABOVE.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 13 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (517-674 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.2 INCHES.
TIME (AKST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........84 84 84 75 75 75 83 83 83 72 72 72
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 40 40 40
TEMP............14 23 15 16 16 18 21 22 23 23 22 22
RH..............72 73 75 76 77 77 78 78 79 80 82 83
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 10 10
VENT (M^2/S)....517 517 517 658 658 658 674 674 674 564 564 564
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW IN
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (172-407 M^2/S).
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........73 73 73 70 70 70 70 70 70 65 65 65
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 50 50 40 40 40 30 30 30 10 10 10
TEMP............23 23 23 23 23 24 25 26 26 25 24 23
RH..............85 87 88 90 92 93 95 97 98 74 75 77
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
VENT (M^2/S)....407 407 407 282 282 282 172 172 172 172 172 172
FORECASTER...CHEN
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN BASFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 12/29/25
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