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FNAK79 PAFG 120217
FWSAFG
SPOT FORECAST FOR 423 SALMON...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
617 PM AKDT FRI JUL 11 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 AKDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH WEEKEND WITH GOOD RH
RECOVERIES EACH NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO
UPPER 70S WITH MIN RHS AROUND 30 TO 35%. THERE WILL BE NEAR RED
FLAG CONDITIONS AROUND THE FIRE, BUT WE AREN'T ANTICIPATING IT TO
REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA RIGHT NOW. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST AT
RIDGETOP LEVEL AND LARGELY FROM THE WEST THROUGH SATURDAY, THEN
SOUTHWEST ON SUNDAY. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY BE A BIT STRONGER
THAN FORECASTED RIGHT NOW, AS THEY CAN FUNNEL UP THE KOBUK RIVER
VALLEY. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY, BUT RAIN
SHOWERS WILL BECOME POSSIBLE AGAIN ON MONDAY. WETTING RAIN IS
LOOKING POSSIBLE NEXT WEEK BUT IT WON'T BE SEASON ENDING RAIN.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....10 PM AKDT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
WEAKEN BY MIDDAY THEN STRENGTHEN AGAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON TO WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...9 AM AKDT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....10 PM AKDT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). HAZE IN THE
MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE MORNING, WEAKENING
DURING MIDDAY AND TURNING SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...8 AM AKDT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...BIANCO
REQUESTED BY...NOAH SCHULZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517638.5/AFG
.DELDT 07/11/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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