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SPOT FORECAST FOR 391 BISHOP...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1104 PM AKDT THU JUL 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JULY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING PERSISTS 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 WESTERLY ON FRIDAY. AS THE LOW MOVES
INTO THE AREA, SOUTH/SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AS STRONG AS 25 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN 60S TO LOWER 70S THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MIN RHS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 50% ON FRIDAY AND NEAR 60% ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES INTO THE 70 TO 80% RANGE. CHANCE
OF WETTING RAINS IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY, THOUGH
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 0800 AKDT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHERLY
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....N/A.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................45 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWESTERLY IN THE LATER AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...N/A.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 9 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...LEWIS
REQUESTED BY...JOSH TURNBOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617059.3/AFG
.DELDT 07/10/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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