####018007204#### FNAK51 PAFC 022255 FWFAER FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 255 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .DISCUSSION... Rain showers will continue along the coast while downsloping southeasterly flow keeps the inland areas of Anchorage, Western Kenai, Mat-Su mostly dry over the next few days. The best chance for any measurable precipitation will be farther south in and around Homer. Winds will remain mostly in the 10-20 mph range for much of the Kenai Peninsula through tomorrow. Gusty afternoon winds through the Turnagain and Knik Arms will increase each day through Saturday. AKZ101-031645- ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN...EKLUTNA 255 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE RAIN SNOW/RAIN SNOW/RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 40 50 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 37 (0) 42-48 (+3) 38 44-50 RH % (24H TREND) 71-79 (-2) 45-59 (+3) 75-81 39-55 20FTWND(MPH) SE 3-18 G31 SE 11-30 G44 SE 12-31 G47 SE 8-21 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3537 5285 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 22 SE 18 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 61364 88240 CWR 0 0 10 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SHWRS RAIN RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 20 20 TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+2) 55 (+2) 42 54 RH % (24H TREND) 72-78 (-5) 42-50 (+7) 75-82 38-45 20FTWND(MPH) LGT/VAR E 2-12 G28 SE 1-11 G27 SE 1-12 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3523 6028 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 14 SE 12 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57301 75632 CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ111-031645- MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 255 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .ABOVE 1500 FT... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHWRS SNOW/RAIN SNOW/RAIN SNOW/RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 60 70 40 TEMP (24H TREND) 36 (+1) 41-48 (+2) 38 42-49 RH % (24H TREND) 67-76 (0) 41-54 (0) 71-78 36-53 20FTWND(MPH) SE 0-12 G23 SE 4-20 G36 SE 5-24 G41 SE 3-14 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4302 6258 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 20 SE 13 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 66950 73660 CWR 0 10 30 10 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .BELOW 1500 FT... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE NONE SHWRS RAIN RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 20 30 30 TEMP (24H TREND) 42 (+2) 57 (+1) 41 55 RH % (24H TREND) 70-79 (+1) 37-44 (+5) 74-82 33-42 20FTWND(MPH) SE 1-8 E 3-13 G23 E 2-13 G23 SE 1-13 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4316 6696 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 13 SE 9 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 57659 72000 CWR 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ AKZ121-031645- WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER...COOPER LANDING 255 PM AKDT Thu May 2 2024 .INLAND AREAS... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN SNOW/RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 60 60 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 40 (0) 46-55 (+2) 38 46-55 RH % (24H TREND) 76-83 (+12) 42-55 (+1) 77-83 36-50 20FTWND(MPH) E 4-17 G31 SE 5-20 G37 SE 4-20 G34 SE 6-14 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3913 6277 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SE 20 SE 14 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 75179 85590 CWR 0 20 10 10 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .COASTAL AREAS... TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 50 60 50 TEMP (24H TREND) 41 (+1) 48-54 (+1) 39 45-53 RH % (24H TREND) 75-82 (+4) 45-62 (+5) 80-89 41-62 20FTWND(MPH) NE 5-14 G27 E 4-16 G27 E 2-14 G25 SE 2-10 MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3716 5051 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 16 E 10 VENT RATE (KT-FT) 49455 65663 CWR 0 0 20 20 LAL 1 1 1 1 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$