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SPOT FORECAST FOR HIMALAYA ROAD...DIVISION OF FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1205 AM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT WINDS AND DRY WEATHER ARE LIKELY TO PREVAIL THROUGH WEDNESDAY
WITH INCREASING RAIN CHANCES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THAT CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS PREVAIL UNTIL LIGHT SOUTHWEST
FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED LATER ON WEDNESDAY. INCREASING MOISTURE
WITHIN THE W TO SW FLOW ALLOWS FOR THICKENING CLOUDS, INCREASING
RAIN CHANCES, AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS. A MUCH COOLER AIR MASS
BECOMES ESTABLISHED THIS WEEKEND.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0800 AKDT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 2000 AKDT.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0800 AKDT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...KUTTA
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW VELDERRAIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519612.1/AFG
.DELDT 08/12/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL TORREY.SHORT@ALASKA.GOV,AK.NFDC.DISPATCH@ALASKA.GOV
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