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FNAK79 PAFG 100213
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SPOT FORECAST FOR STEAMBOAT 384...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
613 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 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 FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO 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 SOUTHWESTERLY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE AREA, SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AS STRONG AS
40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. MIN RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 60% RANGE ON FRIDAY
AND SUNDAY WITH AN INCREASE ON SATURDAY TO MID 70% WITH OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES INTO THE 80 TO 90% RANGE. CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS IS
FAIRLY LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY, THOUGH NO THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING LIGHT IN
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL AFTER 3
AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 2300 AKDT.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 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 5 TO 6 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0500 AKDT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING, THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST/SOUTHEAST WINDS 18 TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 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 (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................89 PERCENT.
CWR25...............50 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHERLY
IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...N/A.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 8 MPH.
MONDAY
NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...LEWIS
REQUESTED BY...GALENA DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616966.5/AFG
.DELDT 07/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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