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SPOT FORECAST FOR 172 STAR...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
624 AM AKDT FRI JUN 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A CLEAR AND CALM MORNING WILL BE REPLACED WITH STORMY WEATHER THIS
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY
AS A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BEGIN TO INITIATE NEAR THE FIRE AROUND 2PM AND COULD CONTINUE
UNTIL 11PM. THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL, FREQUENT
LIGHTNING, AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. IF A MATURE THUNDERSTORM
MOVES NEAR THE FIRE, OUTFLOW WINDS COULD APPROACH 40 TO 50 MPH.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TOMORROW, AND SHOULD
BE MUCH WEAKER THAN TODAYS STORMS. WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE
BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT AND COULD LAST UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD (40 TO 60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH BEGINNING
AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BEGINNING
AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
INVERSION BURNOFF...0800 AKDT
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......ISOLATED (15 PERCENT) IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE
EVENING, BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT ONCE THE INVERSION SETS UP.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING, BECOMING
8 TO 14 MPH OVERNIGHT.
INVERSION SETUP.....0000 AKDT
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS OF 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE MORNING, BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
INVERSION BURNOFF...0900 AKDT
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
MONDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...DENNIS
REQUESTED BY...UPPER YUKON ZONE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/12/26
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