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SPOT FORECAST FOR LUSH FIRE...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
204 PM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 AKDT ON JULY 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT SUNDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE  
SOME COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER COMES INTO THE AREA TOMORROW.  
TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S CURRENTLY WITH RH VALUES  
IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. RH VALUES COULD DIP INTO THE TEENS, LOOKING  
AROUND THE AREA; LIVENGOOD AND MANLEY HOT SPRINGS ARE 20% RH. WITH  
LIMITED SMOKE COVER RIGHT NOW THE RH VALUES COULD CONTINUE TO  
BOTTOM OUT. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE EAST-NORTHEAST THIS  
AFTERNOON BEFORE TURNING SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.  
 
TOMORROW THERE WILL BE WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES, AS  
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THERE WILL BE  
SOME PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS, BUT  
WETTING RAIN CHANCES ARE LOW. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO HOVER AROUND  
80 TOMORROW AS WELL AS MINIMUM RH VALUES TO BE 30% AND ABOVE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 17 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...N/A  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). HAZE AND AREAS OF  
SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....0200 AKDT  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE  
THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......WIDELY SCT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...1000 AKDT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.  
HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
 
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS OF SMOKE IN  
THE EVENING. HAZE. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS  
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...DENNIS  
REQUESTED BY...ECHO CUNNINGHAM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517123.1/AFG  
.DELDT 07/05/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ACUNNINGHAM@BLM.GOV  
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