995  
FNAK79 PAFG 090358  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 386 BLUEBERRY...BLM-AFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
758 PM AKDT WED JUL 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 AKDT ON JULY 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
AS A LOW FROM THE BERING SHIFTS TO THE GULF OF ALASKA UPPER-LEVEL  
RIDGING SHOULD KEEP THE FIRE FAIRLY DRY THE REST OF THE WEEK.  
HOWEVER, ANOTHER LOW FROM THE BERING MOVES INTO THE AREA FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON, CAUSING PRECIPITATION CHANCE TO RISE. HIGH TEMPERATURES  
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 60S THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WITH MIN  
RHS AS LOW AS THE UPPER 40% RANGE, BUT INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE  
WEEK. 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................3 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6  
TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE IN THE EARLY MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 2400 AKDT.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 1000 AKDT.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 2400 AKDT.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0900 AKDT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 6 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS  
AROUND 7 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
 
CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...LEWIS  
REQUESTED BY...GALENA DISPATCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617058.0/AFG  
.DELDT 07/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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