425  
FNAK79 PAFG 110201  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 7 MILE LOOKOUT FIRE...SA GRAY TEAM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
601 PM AKDT THU JUL 10 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JULY 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A HIGH  
LIKELIHOOD OF WETTING RAIN. RAINFALL TOTALS LOOK TO BE AROUND  
0.15 TO 0.25" WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY IN THE MOST  
PERSISTENT SHOWERS AND STORMS. RAIN SHOWERS LOOK TO DIMINISH IN  
COVERAGE ON SATURDAY BUT CHANCES FOR RAIN STILL EXISTS. WINDS WILL  
BE FROM THE NORTHWEST, STRONGEST IN THE MORNING THEN WEAKENING IN  
THE AFTERNOON. FRIDAY NIGHT, WINDS WILL BE INCREASING WITH GUSTS  
TO 20 MPH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, THEN UPWARDS OF 25 MPH SATURDAY  
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S FOR HIGHS  
WITH MIN RHS AROUND 45 TO 55% AND LOWEST ON SATURDAY.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). HAZE THROUGH THE  
DAY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  
WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................49 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......ISOLATED.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH, WEAKENING TO 5  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 9 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...NO INVERSION.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). HAZE THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. NUMEROUS  
RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CWR.................66 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......ISOLATED.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE EVENING STRENGTHEN  
TO NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20  
MPH SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....NO INVERSION.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). HAZE. SCATTERED  
RAIN SHOWERS.  
CWR.................19 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...NO INVERSION.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SUNDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. HAZE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...BIANCO  
REQUESTED BY...JESSICA ILSE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517796.0/AFG  
.DELDT 07/10/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JESSICA_ILSE@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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