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FNAK79 PAFG 090157
FWSAFG
SPOT FORECAST FOR 382 - MUELLER...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
557 PM AKDT WED JUL 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 AKDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT
DISCUSSION
AS A LOW FROM THE BERING SHIFTS TO THE GULF OF ALASKA, ISOLATED
SHORTWAVE ENERGY WILL MOVE NEAR THE FIRE, CAUSING SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS WITH THE POTENTIAL OF WETTING
RAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, UPPER-LEVEL
RIDGING WILL SET UP, BUT BE SHORT-LIVED AS ANOTHER LOW FROM THE
BERING MOVES INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY BECOME
GUSTY AND ERRATIC IF A THUNDERSTORM OCCURS NEAR THE FIRE. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WITH MIN RHS IN THE 50% RANGE WITH OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES INTO THE 80 AND 90% RANGE. AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO
THE STATE, IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING TEMPERATURES DOWN AND MIN RHS
UP FOR THE WEEKEND.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). NUMEROUS
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. NUMEROUS RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................97 PERCENT.
CWR25...............70 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NUM (60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
NORTH AROUND 18 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 2100 AKDT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................32 PERCENT.
CWR25...............10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
NORTHWEST AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0600 AKDT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 2300 AKDT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0800 AKDT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...LEWIS
REQUESTED BY...GALENA DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616963.2/AFG
.DELDT 07/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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