340
FNAK79 PAFG 101311
FWSAFG
SPOT FORECAST FOR 390 HORSESHOE...AKFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
511 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
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THIS FIRE AREA TODAY AND ACTIVITY COULD
PICK UP. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE MORNING WILL WEAKEN THIS
AFTERNOON. 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 BRING WIDESPREAD CLOUDS...RAIN AND
HIGH HUMIDITIES TO THE WESTERN INTERIOR LATE SATURDAY INTO MONDAY
THAT WILL AID FIRE SUPPRESSION EFFORTS. SO THIS FIRE COULD PICK UP
ACTIVITY INTO SATURDAY BUT MORE RAIN THEN MOVES 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........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
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 1100 AKDT.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
RAIN SHOWERS LATE
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
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 400 FT AGL IN THE LATE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 2200 AKDT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........WINDY. CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) WITH WIDESPREAD
RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
CWR25...............10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 1000 AKDT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
CLOUDY WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. HIGHS
NEAR 70. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FORECASTER...TROYKE
REQUESTED BY...GALENA DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617064.3/AFG
.DELDT 07/10/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV
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