520
FNAK79 PAFG 081519
FWSAFG
SPOT FORECAST FOR 382 - MUELLER...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
719 AM AKDT WED JUL 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0730 AKDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ANOTHER EXCELLENT STORM DAY FORECASTED FOR THE WESTERN INTERIOR.
EXPECT A SLOW START, JUDGING FROM THE EXPANSIVE CLOUD COVER VIA
SATELLITE AND THE GALENA/RUBY FAA WEB CAMERAS. STORMS SHOULD BE
WIDESPREAD BY 1500 AKDT, WITH STORMS MOVING FROM EAST TO WEST.
PRIMARY THREAT IS OUTFLOW WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND LIGHTNING.
STORMS WILL BE WET, WITH INCREASED CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS.
OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM INFLUENCE, TEMPS REACH THE LOW 70S, WITH
MIN RH DOWN TO 40 TO 50 PERCENT. WINDS ARE LIGHT THIS MORNING,
BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BUILD WEDNESDAY NIGHT, BRINGING IN COOLER
AIR, INCREASED CLOUD COVERAGE, AND HIGHER MIN RH, HELPING TO
MODERATE THE FIRE WEATHER WE HAVE SEEN ACROSS THE WEST.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................51 PERCENT.
CWR25...............10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......SCT (30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...1200 AKDT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................54 PERCENT.
CWR25...............20 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......SCT (30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 12 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....1000 AKDT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................21 PERCENT.
CWR25...............10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...1300 AKDT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.
FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...GALENA DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616963.1/AFG
.DELDT 07/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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