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SPOT FORECAST FOR STEAMBOAT 384...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1005 PM AKDT WED JUL 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 AKDT ON JULY 09.
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 AND EVENING, CAUSING PRECIPITATION CHANCE TO RISE. HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60S ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH MIN RHS
AS LOW AS THE LOWER 50% RANGE. AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THE
STATE, IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING TEMPERATURES DOWN AND MIN RHS UP
BEGINNING FRIDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
CWR25...............10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 2200 AKDT.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 17 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0800 AKDT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 2200 AKDT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0800 AKDT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...LEWIS
REQUESTED BY...GALENA DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616966.3/AFG
.DELDT 07/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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