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FNAK71 PAFC 101653
FWSAER
SPOT FORECAST FOR WHIRL A WAY...STATE OF ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
853 AM AKDT THU JUL 10 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 AKDT ON JULY 10.
DISCUSSION
GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER
IMPACT TO THE FIRE AREA. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS AND PEAK DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS.
WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
WILL THEN DEVELOP AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON, BUT WILL BE SOMEWHAT
WEAKER THAN TODAY. OTHERWISE, EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND DRY
CONDITIONS. WHILE THE WINDS WILL TEND TO LOWER RHS, CLOUD COVER
WILL WORK TO KEEP THEM FROM GETTING REALLY LOW.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 48 48 48 85 85 85 89 89
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............59 60 61 62 62 62 62 63 63
RH..............59 57 55 54 54 53 53 52 54
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 18 18 18 23 23 23 22 22
20 FT WIND GUST.17 21 21 21 33 33 33 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH
EARLY, BECOMING LIGHT NORTHEAST BY LATE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FEET EARLY, DROPPING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........89 90 90 90 85 85 85 57 57 57 51 51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............62 62 62 61 59 57 55 54 54 53 52 51
RH..............56 55 56 57 61 66 69 71 74 73 77 82
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND SPD..22 15 15 15 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 22 22 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 7 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST
8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 2
TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING TO 5
TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNT.....0.0 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 49 49 49 37 37 37 49 49 49 60 60
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............51 53 56 59 61 63 65 66 66 67 67 66
RH..............81 77 73 68 63 60 57 55 55 56 57 58
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E S S S S S S SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..8 2 2 2 7 7 7 13 13 13 17 17
20 FT WIND GUST. 3 3 3 15 15 15 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.E S S S SW SW SW W W W SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 7
FORECASTER...BAINES
REQUESTED BY...SHANE SEMENUK
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517755.0/AER
.DELDT 07/10/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SHANE.SEMENUK@ALASKA.GOV
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