FNAK73 PAFG 011706
FWSAFG

Spot Forecast for Bison Rx...Division Of Forestry
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
Issued by National Weather Service Anchorage AK
906 AM AKDT Wed May 1 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 AKDT on May 01. 
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

A front is moving across the area today through this evening. 
Showers are possible this afternoon as the front passes. Winds 
will be southerly today, then shift to the northwest this 
afternoon. The winds will briefly become light and variable this 
evening and early overnight before shifting east and increasing 
around 4 AM. Winds will increase further and shift south through 
the morning hours. The wind shift could be abrupt.

Tonights inversion is not expected to be significant and could be
potentially brief. Any inversion that does occur will burn off 
quickly with winds tomorrow morning. 


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Isolated rain 
                    showers. 
CWR.................20 percent. 
LAL.................1 
Max temperature.....Around 56. 
Min humidity........Around 40 Percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 8 mph shifting to the 
                    northwest 5 to 7 mph in the late morning and 
                    afternoon. 
Ridgetop wind.......West 10 mph. 
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 10 to 15 mph. 
Inversion burnoff...By 10 AM.  

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Isolated rain 
                    showers early in the evening. 
CWR.................20 percent decreasing to 10 percent in the late 
                    evening and overnight. 
LAL.................1 
Min temperature.....Around 32. 
Max humidity........Around 80 Percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 7 mph shifting to the east 
                    7 to 8 mph in the late evening and overnight, 
                    then becoming around 7 mph after 3 am. 
Ridgetop wind.......West 8 mph shifting South around 15 mph after 
					midnight. 
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....West around 8 mph increasing to 20 mph. 
Inversion setup.....10 PM.     

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). 
CWR.................10 percent. 
LAL.................1 
Max temperature.....Around 59. 
Min humidity........Around 23 Percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 7 to 9 mph shifting to the 
                    south late in the afternoon. 
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 15 to 20 mph. 
Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. 
Inversion burnoff...By 11 AM.    

$$
Forecaster...Rux/Salopek
Requested by...Mike Goyette
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412642.1/AFG
.DELDT 05/01/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL mike.goyette@alaska.gov