326  
FNAK79 PAFG 050218  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 354 DUGAN...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
618 PM AKDT FRI JUL 4 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 AKDT ON JULY 04.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT SATURDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY. EAST-  
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.  
THESE WINDS WILL LIMIT INVERSION DEVELOPMENT TO THE VALLEY FLOORS  
AND KEEP OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY POOR WITH VALUES ONLY REACHING INTO  
THE 40S. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT  
WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S AND MIN RHS IN THE 20S. SUNDAY WILL SEE  
THE START OF A PATTERN CHANGE AS COOLER, MORE MOIST AIR MOVES INTO  
THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AMONGST  
THESE SHOWERS.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE  
OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....11PM.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...12PM.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH  
5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....10PM.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE  
THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......ISOLATED.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...10AM.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.  
HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
 
HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND  
5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN  
THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...STOKES  
REQUESTED BY...T MCCABE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2516894.7/AFG  
.DELDT 07/04/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TMMCABE@BLM.GOV,AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV  
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