053  
FNAK79 PAFG 110747  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LUSH FIRE...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
1147 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  
 
A WARM AND DRY PATTERN IS SETTING UP WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S  
AND MIN RHS DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S% THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT FRIDAY BUT RAMP UP AT RIDGETOP  
LEVEL FRIDAY NIGHT TO ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS REMAIN  
BREEZY THROUGH SATURDAY AND MAY SHIFT WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.  
OTHERWISE, SURFACE WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 10 MPH THROUGH THE  
FORECAST PERIOD. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.  
 
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). HAZE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...8 AM AKDT.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). HAZE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15  
MPH BY MIDNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....12 AM AKDT.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). HAZE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO  
5 TO 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...8 AM AKDT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SUNDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN  
THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.  
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...BIANCO  
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS MCCABE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517434.3/AFG  
.DELDT 07/11/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TMCCABE@BLM.GOV,KHAJNY@BLM.GOV  
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