929
FNAK71 PAFC 271538
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR UNIT 130 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
638 AM AKST TUE JAN 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 AKST ON JANUARY 27.
DISCUSSION
PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED TODAY AS A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH LIFTS NORTHWARDS ACROSS THE GULF TOWARDS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
THROUGH THIS EVENING. MORE STEADY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN MOOSE PASS AND THE STERLING HWY CUT-OFF
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 8 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (423-878 M^2/S).
TIME (AKST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
20 FT WIND DIR...N N N E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD...6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (KFT)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
VENT (M^2/S).....423 423 423 878 878 878 784 784 784
TONIGHT
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (643-1176 M^2/S).
TIME (AKST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
20 FT WIND DIR...E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD...12 12 12 14 14 14 16 16 16 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST..13 13 13 16 16 16 18 18 18 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)....0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD..9 9 9 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 13 13
VENT (M^2/S).....643 643 643 117611761176784 784 784 721 721 721
WEDNESDAY
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 23
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 12 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (690-2384 M^2/S).
TIME (AKST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
20 FT WIND DIR...E E E E E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND SPD...10 10 10 20 20 20 23 23 23 18 18 18
20 FT WIND GUST..13 13 13 22 22 22 26 26 26 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)....0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD..12 12 12 22 22 22 24 24 24 17 17 17
VENT (M^2/S).....690 690 690 189818981898238423842384141214121412
FORECASTER...PIETRYCHA
REQUESTED BY...NATHAN BASFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601055.0/AER
.DELDT 01/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL NATHAN.BASFORD@USDA.GOV
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