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FNAK79 PAFG 050030
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SPOT FORECAST FOR PTARMIGAN COMPLEX...BLM-AFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
430 PM AKDT FRI JUL 4 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 AKDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM AKDT
SUNDAY...
DISCUSSION
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS REMAIN THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE
WEEKEND. MINIMAL THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY,
WITH POSSIBLE RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE LOW 80S THROUGH
THE WEEKEND, WITH MIN RH VALUES BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 20% TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL MAINLY BE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST/EAST BETWEEN
5 TO 10 MPH, WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. COOLER AND WETTER
TREND HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). HAZE AND AREAS OF
SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WIND BETWEEN 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0900 AKDT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). HAZE AND AREAS
OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 12 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 0300 AKDT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 13 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0800 AKDT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HAZE
AND AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HAZE
AND AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
NOT AS WARM. HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY
CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
FORECASTER...SANTIAGO
REQUESTED BY...SIMON MADHAVAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517311.1/AFG
.DELDT 07/04/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL S.MADHAVAN92@GMAIL.COM
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