175  
FNAK79 PAFG 051353  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 354 DUGAN...BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
553 AM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JULY 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
OVER JULY 4TH OBSERVATION SITES NEAR MANLEY HOT SPRINGS REPORTED  
MAX TEMPERATURES NEAR 87F, MINIMUM RH OF 28 PERCENT, AND WINDS  
LESS THAN 15 MPH. RH VALUES THIS MORNING AT 0330 SATURDAY WERE IN THE 50  
PERCENT RANGE, SO THERE WERE SOME LIMITATIONS ON RECOVERY.  
 
SATURDAY WE WILL SEE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS AGAIN, WITH  
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. GUSTS SHOULD LARGELY REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH.  
MINIMUM RH VALUES LIKELY REACHING NEAR 25 PERCENT. SUNDAY A  
PATTERN CHANGE IS IN THE WORKS, WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES, HIGHER  
RH VALUES, AND INCREASED CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE START  
OF NEXT WEEK.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 10 GUST 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 16 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...NEAR 8AM.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....NEAR 11PM.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE  
THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......ISOLATED.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 10 GUST 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...NEAR 9AM.  
 

 
FORECASTER...PARK  
REQUESTED BY...T MCCABE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2516894.7/AFG  
.DELDT 07/05/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TMMCABE@BLM.GOV,AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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