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SPOT FORECAST FOR MONTE CRISTO CREEK...DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
802 AM AKDT TUE AUG 12 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0803 AKDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE HOVERS OVER THE AREA, MOSTLY SUNNY/PARTLY
CLOUDY CONDITIONS PREVAIL FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST PERIOD
UNTIL TROUGHING BEGINS TO BUILD BACK IN THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TOMORROW. WINDS STAY ON THE WEAKER SIDE, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
REACHING AROUND 10 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST. MIN RH VALUES REMAIN IN
THE LOW TO MID 40% RANGE WITH HIGH TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID 60S.
AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES, MORE MOISTURE AND LOWER TEMPS ARE
EXPECTED. SATELLITE SHOWS CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE WEST, AS WELL
AS SOME VALLEY FOG OVER THE AREA. CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR, WITH AN INVERSION BURNOFF TIME EXPECTED
FOR AROUND 10:30 AM.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST/SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 1030.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 0500.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 2300.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
SATURDAY
RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WINDS
AROUND 8 MPH.
FORECASTER...SRINIVASAN
REQUESTED BY...BROOKLYN DETHERAGE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 08/12/25
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.EMAIL DANE.SMIGLESKI@ALASKA.GOV,AK.NFDC.DISPATCH@ALASKA.GOV
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