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FNAK79 PAFG 090636
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SPOT FORECAST FOR 390 HORSESHOE...AKFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1036 PM AKDT WED JUL 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 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, ISOLATED
SHORTWAVE ENERGY WILL MOVE NEAR THE FIRE, CAUSING ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS. 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 WILL BE
PREDOMINATELY WESTERLY BUT MAY BECOME GUSTY AND ERRATIC IF A
THUNDERSTORM OCCURS NEAR THE FIRE. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE LOW TO MID 70S THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE WEEK AND
WEEKEND AND BE IN THE MID 60S BY SUNDAY. MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE IN THE UPPER 30% RANGE ON THURSDAY AND STEADILY INCREASE
THROUGH SATURDAY WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES INTO THE 80 TO 90%
RANGE. AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THE STATE, IT IS EXPECTED TO
BRING TEMPERATURES DOWN AND MIN RHS UP FOR THE WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY
SATURDAY.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......ISO (20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0800 AKDT.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......ISO (20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 0300 AKDT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST/WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0700 AKDT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...LEWIS
REQUESTED BY...GALENA DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617064.1/AFG
.DELDT 07/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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