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FNAK79 PAFG 090649
FWSAFG
SPOT FORECAST FOR 391 BISHOP...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1049 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 TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY ON 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 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 70S THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK AND WEEKEND AND BE IN THE UPPER TO MID 60S BY
SUNDAY. MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 40% 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 (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......ISO (20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...N/A.
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.......ISO (20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHERLY
7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 0300 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........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0700 AKDT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SATURDAY
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT
WINDS.
SUNDAY
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...LEWIS
REQUESTED BY...JOSH TURNBOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617059.1/AFG
.DELDT 07/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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