774  
FNAK79 PAFG 112259  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NINETYEIGHT...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
259 PM AKDT FRI JUL 11 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 AKDT ON JULY 11.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
WARMING AND DRYING CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S TODAY WILL SLOWLY INCREASE TO THE UPPER 70S BY SUNDAY. MONDAY  
WILL SEE A SLIGHT DIP BACK TO THE MID 70S AS SHOWER CHANCES  
INCREASE WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. MINIMUM RHS NEAR  
THE FIRE IN THE UPPER 30S TO NEAR 40 TODAY AND DRY TO THE MID 30S  
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN MONDAY. WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN IN THE OVERNIGHT  
HOURS AND MORNINGS AND THEN SHIFT WESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOONS AND  
EVENINGS. TUESDAY SEES ADDITIONAL UNCERTAINTY FOR THE REGION WITH  
CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, BUT LOW  
CONFIDENCE. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL WARMING AND DRYING  
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, BUT CONFIDENCE IS STILL  
LOW.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). HAZE. ISOLATED  
SHOWERS.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...10AM.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. HAZE THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....9PM.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). HAZE.  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...10AM.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SUNDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS. HAZE. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HAZE.  
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
 
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...STOKES  
REQUESTED BY...PSC3  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517383.6/AFG  
.DELDT 07/11/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL THATFIELD@BLM.GOV,JRAY@BLM.GOV,BRIAN.MORK@USDA.GOV,DJONES@BLM.GOV,AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV,JWJOHANSEN@BLM.GOV,BRANDON.FISCHER@USDA.GOV,BPROTAS@BLM.GOV,LBURWELL@BLM.GOV,CHANDLER_MUNDY@FIRENET.GOV  
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