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FNAK51 PAFC 300008
FWFAER
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
408 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2026
DISCUSSION
RAIN SHOWERS ALONG THE KENAI PENINSULA, MAT-SU VALLEYS, AND
ANCHORAGE WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. GAP
WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN AND THE KNIK VALLEY WILL ALSO DIMINISH
THIS EVENING. GAP WINDS INCREASE ONCE MORE ON FRIDAY AS A FRONTAL
SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF. EXPECT WETTING RAINS
ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH WETTING RAINS MOVING
NORTH TO THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND TURNAGAIN ARM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. CHANCES OF WETTING RAIN ACROSS THE WESTERN KENAI
PENINSULA, ANCHORAGE BOWL, PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA
VALLEY, AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY REMAIN LOW DUE TO DOWNSLOPING
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW.
AKZ701-301700-
ANCHORAGE / EAGLE RIVER (LOWER ELEVATIONS)-
INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...EKLUTNA
408 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 30 60
TEMP (24H TREND) 34-35 (+3) 45-47 (0) 37-38 45-47
RH % (24H TREND) 72-77 (-16) 45-51 (0) 68-73 48-56
20FTWND(MPH) S 3-8 SE 8-20 G31 SE 8-23 G34 E 3-20 G32
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2090 1910
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 16 E 14
CWR 0 0 0 20
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 44628 38459
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS AROUND 50. LIGHT WINDS.
AKZ702-301700-
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / UPPER EAGLE RIVER-
INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE...UPPER EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN
408 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SNOW/RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 60 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 29-33 (0) 39-46 (0) 34-37 39-46
RH % (24H TREND) 71-76 (-16) 42-58 (+1) 66-73 44-63
20FTWND(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 13-27 G41 SE 16-32 G50 SE 15-39 G58
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2348 2391
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 18 SE 29
CWR 0 0 20 50
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 47341 71676
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
AKZ711-301700-
LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...BIG LAKE
408 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 20 30 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 33-35 (+2) 46-49 (0) 38-39 46-48
RH % (24H TREND) 74-81 (-17) 39-51 (+2) 63-73 48-56
20FTWND(MPH) S 3-7 SE 6-14 G24 E 5-15 G24 E 4-18 G29
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3036 2602
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 12 E 16
CWR 0 0 0 20
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 43327 58332
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
AKZ713-301700-
SUTTON / UPPER MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...SUTTON...CHICKALOON
408 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 40 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 27-31 (+1) 40-45 (+1) 33-37 42-46
RH % (24H TREND) 69-72 (-19) 29-41 (-4) 65-68 44-51
20FTWND(MPH) W 3-7 S 0-9 E 0-10 E 1-14 G23
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2671 2353
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 8 E 13
CWR 0 0 10 20
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 27744 45884
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
CLOUDY, RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
AKZ722-301700-
SOUTHWEST KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING...HOMER...ANCHOR POINT...NINILCHIK...CLAM GULCH
408 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SNOW/RAIN SNOW/RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 60 80 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 33-35 (+2) 42-46 (0) 37-38 43-47
RH % (24H TREND) 72-81 (+2) 49-65 (+9) 75-80 57-71
20FTWND(MPH) SE 2-9 SE 5-18 G29 E 5-18 G33 SE 3-17 G32
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2177 1858
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 16 SE 16
CWR 0 20 40 70
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 44432 21786
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.
AKZ723-301700-
NORTHWEST KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...STERLING...NIKISKI
408 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 40 70
TEMP (24H TREND) 33-35 (+2) 45-48 (0) 37-39 46-48
RH % (24H TREND) 72-79 (-1) 46-53 (+3) 66-75 50-58
20FTWND(MPH) LGT/VAR SE 4-14 G28 E 6-16 G28 E 5-18 G33
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3356 2381
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 12 E 22
CWR 0 0 0 30
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57824 79734
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
AKZ746-301700-
SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING...WILLOW
408 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS SHWRS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 30 80
TEMP (24H TREND) 33-35 (+3) 46-48 (-1) 36-39 45-47
RH % (24H TREND) 80-85 (-14) 46-52 (+8) 70-79 53-61
20FTWND(MPH) S 5-8 SE 6-15 G25 SE 1-13 G22 E 1-7 G18
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3383 2360
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 14 E 14
CWR 0 0 0 30
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49408 37812
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
CLOUDY, RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS
AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
AKZ771-301700-
KODIAK ISLAND NORTHEAST-
INCLUDING...KODIAK CITY...PORT LIONS...OUZINKIE
408 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 100 100 90
TEMP (24H TREND) 36-39 (-1) 41-44 (0) 39-42 43-46
RH % (24H TREND) 81-87 (+8) 70-85 (+12) 86-93 70-82
20FTWND(MPH) S 7-15 SE 16-28 G37 SE 13-22 G35 S 8-19 G31
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 2197 2761
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 21 S 18
CWR 0 60 80 70
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 60097 46046
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
AKZ772-301700-
KODIAK ISLAND SOUTHWEST-
INCLUDING...OLD HARBOR...AKHIOK...KARLUK...LARSEN BAY
408 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS RAIN RAIN RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 100 100 100
TEMP (24H TREND) 35-38 (-1) 39-44 (+1) 38-41 40-44
RH % (24H TREND) 85-90 (+3) 74-88 (+7) 87-95 78-88
20FTWND(MPH) SE 10-21 SE 16-24 G32 SE 12-20 G28 S 11-21 G33
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1715 2998
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 25 S 23
CWR 40 80 90 90
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 39783 71526
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
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