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FNAK79 PAFG 120221
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SPOT FORECAST FOR KARET 408...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
621 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
**SENDING THIS AGAIN SO WE DON'T GET UPDATES SAYING "THE SPOT IS
LATE" IN OUR SYSTEM. IT'S THE SAME THING THAT WAS SENT ABOUT 2
HOURS AGO**
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. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH
SATURDAY, BUT RAIN SHOWERS WILL BECOME POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SUNDAY.
WETTING RAIN IS LOOKING POSSIBLE NEXT WEEK BUT IT WON'T BE THE
SEASON ENDING RAIN.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 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 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
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 5400 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 4 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...9 AM AKDT.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). HAZE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....10 PM AKDT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). HAZE IN THE
MORNING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 12 TO 18 MPH, WEAKENING DURING MIDDAY
AND TURNING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON
10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...8 AM AKDT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
FORECASTER...BIANCO
REQUESTED BY...GALENA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517793.2/AFG
.DELDT 07/11/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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