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SPOT FORECAST FOR 391 BISHOP...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
807 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.
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MIDDLE YUKON VALLEY REGION THIS EVENING, WITH
SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING ALONG A LINE 50 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF RUBY TO 50 MILES WEST OF TANANA. CONVECTION WILL
SUBSIDE AROUND 12 AM TO 2 AM AKDT, WITH A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 AM FOR NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS.
STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH, SMALL HAIL, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.
SHOWERS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LATER
TONIGHT WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING, AHEAD OF
ANOTHER ROUND OF (THIS TIME) ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. LATEST MODELS SHOW THE BULK OF THUNDERSTORMS REMAINING
EAST OF THE FIRE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BUT HAVE KEPT
ISOLATED CHANCES IN THE LATEST FORECAST TO MENTION THE VICINITY.
WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED PREDOMINANTLY OUT OF THE WEST/SOUTHWEST
THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS BACK FOR
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.
LOOKING AHEAD, STEADY RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED STARTING SATURDAY
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO WESTERN ALASKA WITH WIDESPREAD
RAIN AND BREEZY WINDS. A FIRST LOOK AT EXPECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS
THIS WEEKEND SHOWS AROUND 0.25 TO 0.50 INCHES.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT, THEN
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
CWR25...............30 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NUMEROUS (60 PERCENT) IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 57 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....NA.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......ISOLATED (20 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 74 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...NA.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......ISOLATED (20 PERCENT) IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 54 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15
MPH IN THE EVENING, DROPPING TO 4 TO 6 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20
MPH IN THE EVENING, DROPPING TO 6 TO 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....NA.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 72 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...NA.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
FORECASTER...MACKAY
REQUESTED BY...JOSH TURNBOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617059.0/AFG
.DELDT 07/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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