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SPOT FORECAST FOR KARET 408...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
500 PM AKDT THU JUL 10 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 AKDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
QUIET, WARM AND DRY WEATHER HANGS ON THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 70S, MIN RHS AROUND 25-30% AND
SURFACE WINDS AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS FROM THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT,
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THEN SOUTHWEST
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE STRONGER RIDGETOP WINDS,
ESPECIALLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS TO 20
MPH. MAX RHS WILL BE GOOD FOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY AS THEY WILL BE
NEARLY 70-75%. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY BUT
THAT IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK AS THERE WILL BE
CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 5 MPH GRADUALLY TURN NORTH-NORTHEAST
EARLY IN THE MORNING AT 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....1 AM AKDT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS SHIFT NORTHWEST BY MIDDAY AT
5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...11 AM AKDT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH QUICKLY BECOME
12 TO 18 MPH DURING THE EVENING, THEN
GRADUALLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....1 AM AKDT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFT SOUTHWEST DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...10 AM AKDT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...BIANCO
REQUESTED BY...GALENA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517793.0/AFG
.DELDT 07/10/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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