163  
FNAK79 PAFG 120249  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 374 SHILIAK...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
649 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
 
 
SLIGHTLY WARMER WEATHER IN THE UPPER 60S OR PERHAPS THE LOW 70S  
WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE FIRE SITE THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH  
RELATIVELY HIGH MIN RH VALUES IN THE 40S AND 50S. WINDS WILL  
GENERALLY BLOW FROM THE WEST AT AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH DURING THIS  
TIME FRAME, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 15 MPH, ESPECIALLY  
DURING PERIODS OF PROLONGED SUNSHINE WHICH CAN HELP BRING STRONGER  
WINDS TO THE SURFACE FROM ALOFT. BY MONDAY, COOLER WEATHER WITH  
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGHS WILL FALL INTO THE 60S  
WITH MIN RH VALUES RISING ABOUT 60 PERCENT. BETTER CHANCES FOR  
SHOWERS AND WETTING RAINS APPEAR POSSIBLE BY THE WEDNESDAY TIME  
FRAME WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). HAZE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....0000 AKDT.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). HAZE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...1100 AKDT.  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). HAZE.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....0000 AKDT.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). HAZE IN THE  
MORNING.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...1200 AKDT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
MONDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS  
IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 12 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...SALTZMAN  
REQUESTED BY...GALENA ZONE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2517259.12/AFG  
.DELDT 07/11/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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