159  
FNAK79 PAFG 101308  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 340 SIRUK...USWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
508 AM AKDT FRI JUL 10 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JULY 10.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
PREVIOUS FORECAST WAS FOR ANOTHER FIRE, PLEASE DISREGARD. THIS IS  
THE CORRECT FORECAST.  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THIS FIRE AREA TODAY AND ACTIVITY COULD  
PICK UP. BREEZY WEST WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. ANY  
WARMING AND DRYING WILL BE TEMPORARY. BY SATURDAY GUSTY SOUTHERLY  
WINDS DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF THE NEXT BERING SEA LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.  
THAT SYSTEM WILL SPREAD NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS  
UP INTO THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR LATE SATURDAY INTO MONDAY THAT SHOULD  
AID FIRE SUPPRESSION EFFORTS. SO THIS FIRE COULD PICK UP ACTIVITY INTO  
SATURDAY BUT MORE RAIN IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE IN.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF....AROUND 1000 AKDT.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED  
RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATE.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL IN THE LATE  
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 2200 AKDT.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) WITH NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS  
DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.  
CWR.................60 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............10 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......SLIGHT CHANCE (10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 1000 AKDT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SUNDAY
 
CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS  
NEAR 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...TROYKE  
REQUESTED BY...TANANA ZONE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2616602.17/AFG  
.DELDT 07/10/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV,MMATUSH@BLM.GOV  
 
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