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FNAK79 PAFG 100153
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SPOT FORECAST FOR 382 - MUELLER...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
553 PM AKDT THU JUL 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1930 AKDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO FRIDAY,
CAUSING DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS FOR THE DAY TOMORROW. A LOW
APPROACHING THE COAST WILL PUSH THE RIDGE EASTWARD AND BRING
TEMPERATURES DOWN, MIN RHS UP, AND CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION FOR
SATURDAY. UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHING PERSISTING INTO THE BEGINNING OF
THE WEEK WILL ALLOW FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND MODERATED
TEMPERATURES INTO NEXT WEEK.
WINDS WILL BE PREDOMINATELY WESTERLY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOW 70S THROUGH SATURDAY
AND BE IN THE MID 60S BY SUNDAY. MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR
50% ON FRIDAY AND SUNDAY WITH AN INCREASE ON SATURDAY TO NEAR 70%
WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES INTO THE 80 TO 90% RANGE. CHANCE OF
WETTING RAINS IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY, THOUGH NO
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHERLY
AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 2200 AKDT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0600 AKDT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHERLY
IN THE EARLY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....N/A.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...N/A.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...LEWIS
REQUESTED BY...GALENA DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616963.4/AFG
.DELDT 07/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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