543
FNAK72 PAFC 101349
FWSALU
SPOT FORECAST FOR OWHAT...DIVISION OF FORESTY & FIRE PROTECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
549 AM AKDT FRI JUL 10 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JULY 10.
DISCUSSION
AFTER A DRY FIRST HALF OF THE DAY, WIDESPREAD WETTING RAINS ARRIVE
FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS A BERING SYSTEM MOVES
INLAND. WETTING RAINS CONTINUE FOR SATURDAY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE
MORNING. BY THE AFTERNOON, EXPECT MORE OF A SHOWERY REGIME TO
ENSUE AS STEADY RAIN MOVES EAST. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS TODAY
WILL LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHEAST BY TONIGHT. FOR SATURDAY, WINDS
TURN SOUTHWESTERLY BY THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES. SHOWERS CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
AS THE PATTERN REMAINS COOL AND UNSETTLED. EXPECT MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES TO REMAIN ELEVATED ABOVE 50 PERCENT OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 1 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3
TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.01 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........59 59 59 52 52 52 62 62 62 89 89
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 70
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 40
TEMP............50 52 53 55 57 60 62 63 64 65 65
RH..............92 87 82 77 72 68 63 60 57 54 55
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NE NE NE E E E NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.9 0.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.1 1 1 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BECOMING
SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.49 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........89 94 94 94 98 98 98 100 100 100 100 100
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RN RN RN RN RN
CWR.............70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 60 60 60 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80
TEMP............65 65 64 63 62 59 57 55 54 53 52 52
RH..............56 57 61 64 68 74 81 87 89 91 93 94
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 10 10 9 9 9 12 12 12 14 14
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE MORNING,
THEN RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT DECREASING TO 30 PERCENT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 20
TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.18 INCHES.
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 90 90 87 87
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
CWR.............70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 30 30
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 80 80 80 80 80 80 60 60 60 50 50
TEMP............52 52 53 54 54 55 56 57 58 58 58 58
RH..............95 96 94 91 89 87 85 83 80 78 75 74
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 15 15 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 2.6 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 15 20 20 20 22 22 22 20 20
FORECASTER...NELSON
REQUESTED BY...TERESA ROSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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