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FNAK79 PAFG 050142
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SPOT FORECAST FOR 330 RUNT...BUREAU OF LAND MANGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
542 PM AKDT FRI JUL 4 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1800 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 WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY
EVENING WITH LENGTHY PEAK BURN PERIODS THIS EVENING AND ON SUNDAY.
A WEAK INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AT THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS AROUND
MIDNIGHT THIS EVENING, BUT POOR RH RECOVERY IS STILL EXPECTED AND THE
INVERSION SHOULD BURNOFF QUICKLY ON SATURDAY MORNING. OVER THE WEEKEND
WINDS GENERALLY VEER FROM NORTHEASTERLY TONIGHT TO EASTERLY ON SATURDAY
THEN FROM THE SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A GOOD SIGNAL FOR A PATTERN
CHANGE AND IMPROVING CONDITIONS EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH INCREASING CLOUDS
ON SUNDAY, SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM CHANCES MONDAY EVENING, AND A CHANCE
FOR WETTING RAINS BY MONDAY NIGHT OR TUESDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ON
MONDAY EVENING BRING POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS, BUT COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER RH VALUES ARE LIKELY BY TUESDAY MORNING.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). HAZE AND AREAS OF
SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 6 AM.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE IN
THE EVENING. HAZE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH, BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST-SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 9 PM.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). HAZE THROUGH THE
DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH AROUND 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 6 AM.
FORECASTER...KUTTA
REQUESTED BY...M. FISCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2516551.18/AFG
.DELDT 07/04/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL RBRADLEY@BLM.GOV,AKFIREBOATS@GMAIL.COM,AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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