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FNAK72 PAFC 091318
FWSALU
SPOT FORECAST FOR OWHAT...DIVISION OF FORESTY & FIRE PROTECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
518 AM AKDT THU JUL 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JULY 09.
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS CURRENTLY OVER THE FORECAST AREA WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS WITH DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH THIS
MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
AT TIMES. WESTERLY WINDS DIMINISH AND RETURN TO LESS THEN 10 MPH
TONIGHT. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY ALONG WITH LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
AT 50 PERCENT OR HIGHER OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LOOKING AHEAD, A
BERING SEA SYSTEM MOVES INLAND THIS WEEKEND AND BRING WIDESPREAD
WETTING RAINS TO THE AREA ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE
THREAT FOR LIGHTNING WITH THIS WEEKEND'S SYSTEM IS VERY LOW TO
NONE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 AFTER 9AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 16 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.03 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........71 71 71 69 69 69 64 64 64 58 58
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
CWR.............10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 52 53 54 56 57 59 60 61 62 62
RH..............87 84 81 78 74 71 67 64 62 59 59
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 12 12 12 15 15 15 15 15
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 15 15 15 17 17 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.4 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........58 34 34 34 37 37 37 33 33 33 51 51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 62 61 60 59 57 55 53 52 50 49 49
RH..............60 60 63 65 68 74 79 85 86 88 89 89
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..15 14 14 14 12 12 12 6 6 6 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.17 17 17 17 16 16 16 8 8 8 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 15 15 12 12 12 8 8 8 6 6
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 59 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 60 60 60 57 57 57 64 64 64 82 82
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 60
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............49 49 51 52 54 56 58 60 61 62 63 63
RH..............89 89 86 82 77 73 69 65 62 59 57 56
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NE NE NE SE SE SE N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.7 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW NE NE NE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 3 3 3 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7
FORECASTER...NELSON
REQUESTED BY...TERESA ROSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/09/26
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