108  
FNAK79 PAFG 060024  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PTARMIGAN COMPLEX...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
424 PM AKDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JULY 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT SUNDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SUNDAY WILL REMAIN HOT AND DRY BUT WITH LIGHTER UPLSOPE WINDS. WIDELY  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY SO BEGIN  
TO MONITOR CLOUD BUILDUPS AGAIN. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE WETTING RAINS  
ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES START TO COOL DOWN MONDAY  
AND HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE. SMOKE IS LIKELY TO IMPACT  
VISIBILITY THROUGH MONDAY.  
 
TUESDAY A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH WITH MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS...  
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES. THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT  
CHANGE IN OUR RECENT WEATHER. WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL BECOME  
NORTH-NORTWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). HAZE AND  
AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......ISOLATED.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPLSOPE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 1100 AKDT.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS.  
ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. HAZE AND AREAS  
OF SMOKE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 0100 AKDT.  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). HAZE AND AREAS OF SMOKE  
EARLY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................25 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......SCATTERED.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPLSOPE WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 1000 AKDT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
TUESDAY
 
 
COOLER. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
COOLER. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER  
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
 
SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...MAIER  
REQUESTED BY...SIMON MADHAVAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
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.DELDT 07/06/25  
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