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FNAK71 PAFC 270213
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR INTERMEDIATE FIRE FIGHTER ACADEMY...STATE OF ALASKA DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
613 PM AKDT SUN APR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 AKDT ON APRIL 26.
DISCUSSION
FAIRLY STEADY STATE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS FOR THE CHUGIAK AREA WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND CHANCES
FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION AS A FRONT MOVES OVERHEAD. STRONG WINDS
WILL REMAIN AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE KNIK VALLEY, BUT
SHOULDN'T MAKE IT SOUTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA. OVERNIGHT MONDAY
AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE OVERHEAD, BRINGING COLDER AIR AND A HIGH CHANCE FOR WETTING
RAIN TUESDAY MORNING. SOME SNOW MAY MIX IN BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ON TUESDAY WITH THE
PRECIPITATION.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.15 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................29 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.22 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
FORECASTER...JONES
REQUESTED BY...TERESA ROSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2611721.1/AER
.DELDT 04/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TERESA.ROSE@ALASKA.GOV
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