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Spot Forecast for East West Connector Fuels Project...Alaska Coastal Dispatch Center
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
626 AM AKDT Wed May 14 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 AKDT on May 14.
.DISCUSSION...

A strong front will move into the Kenai Peninsula today, which
may bring some easterly winds at higher elevations this afternoon.
Otherwise, calm and dry conditions will persist through tonight
with little to no chance of precipitation. The winds shown in this
forecast should represent the higher end of possible wind speeds
towards the Prospect Heights trailhead and towards South Fork.
Closer to Hilltop Ski Area road the winds will likely be much less
than shown in the forecast or calm. If winds do increase today,
it will start around 2pm.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 52.
Min humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 8 to 17 mph.
Mixing height.......3300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 13 to 17 mph increasing to 23 to 25
mph in the afternoon.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (AKDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........74 74 81 81 81 88 88 88 93 93
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Temp............41 42 44 45 46 48 49 50 52 50
RH..............71 69 63 61 57 54 54 53 51 53
20 FT wind dir..SE SE E E E E E E E E
20 FT wind spd..8 8 9 9 9 14 14 14 17 17
20 FT wind gust. 14 14 14 21 21 21 26 26
Mix hgt (kft)...1.2 1.2 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.9 2.9
Transp wind dir.SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE
Transp wind spd.13 13 17 17 17 23 23 23 25 25

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Slight chance of rain
in the evening and overnight.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Min temperature.....Around 40.
Max humidity........69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 9 to 17 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 18 to 25 mph decreasing to 9 to 13 mph
overnight.
Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches.

TIME (AKDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
Sky (%).........93 93 92 91
Weather cov..... S CHC S CHC S CHC
Weather type....NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN
CWR.............0 0 0 0
Chc of pcpn (%).10 20 20 20
Temp............46 44 41 41
RH..............54 57 61 64
20 FT wind......E 17G26 E 16G24 E 14G21 E 9G14
Mix hgt (ft)....2900 2200 400 400
Transport wind..SE 25 E 21 E 18 E 13

$$
Forecaster...Jones
Requested by...Ethan Debauche
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513948.0/AER
.DELDT 05/14/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL ethan.debauche@alaska.gov,akacdc@firenet.gov