631  
FNAK79 PAFG 060110  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 7 MILE WILDFIRE...SA GRAY TEAM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
510 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.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL STICK AROUND TOMORROW BEFORE A MAJOR  
PATTERN ARRIVES BY THE START OF NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS  
ARE POSSIBLE TO THE EAST OF THE FIRE SUNDAY, WITH WIDELY  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCUR  
CAN BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES, WITH WETTING RAINS  
EXPECTED GOING INTO TUESDAY. HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED ON  
MONDAY. TEMPERATURES DECREASE GOING INTO NEXT WEEK, WITH MIN RH  
VALUES ON THE RISE FROM 35% TO 55% BY MONDAY. WINDS WILL MAINLY BE  
LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD BETWEEN 5-10 MPH OUT OF THE WEST.  
 
FRONTAL PASSAGE ISN'T EXPECTED UNTIL TUESDAY. THIS ARCTIC FRONT  
WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP TEMPERATURES COOL AND HUMIDITIES HIGH.  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). HAZE THROUGH THE  
DAY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST BETWEEN  
5-10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 1030 AKDT.  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). HAZE THROUGH THE  
NIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................40 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
5 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 0200 AKDT.  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). HAZE THROUGH THE  
DAY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY.  
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................54 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......WIDELY SCT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0930 AKDT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.  
HAZE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
 
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SANTIAGO  
REQUESTED BY...STUART COOMBS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517405.0/AFG  
.DELDT 07/05/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL STUART.COOMBS@USDA.GOV  
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