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FNAK79 PAFG 131440  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 404 - KONEDSIN MINNKOHWIN...USWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
640 AM AKDT MON JUL 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JULY 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
UPDATE 0635 AKDT MONDAY:  
I WAS LOOKING AT OUTDATED UPPER AIR DATA. DISCUSSION REMAINS THE  
SAME, THE VALUES FOR RIDGETOP/3000FT AND SURFACE WINDS HAVE  
CHANGED. - PARK  
 
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING WAS CERTAINLY WET OUT IN THE  
KANUTI FLATS, WITH SURROUNDING OBS REPORTING 0.12 TO 0.44 INCHES  
OF RAIN. THE FIRE LIKELY SAW CLOSER TO THE 0.12 INCHES, WITH THE  
RAY MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF THE FIRE TAKING THE BRUNT OF PRECIP. HOWEVER,  
THAT IS SOME INTERPOLATION ON MY PART.  
 
NOT EXPECTING MUCH WITH RESPECT TO FIRE WEATHER TODAY. EXTENSIVE  
LOW CLOUD COVER CONTINUES THIS MORNING, BREAKING APART AND LIFTING  
THROUGH THE DAY, BRINGING CONTINUED CHANCES FOR SOME RAIN  
SHOWERS. TEMPS REMAIN BELOW 70F AND RH ABOVE 50 PERCENT. SOUTHERLY  
WINDS INCREASE, BRINGING ANOTHER BLUSTERY DAY.  
 
TUESDAY WET/COOL CONDITIONS CONTINUE AS A BROAD TROUGH SETS UP  
ALONG THE COAST AND STEERS MULTIPLE LOWS INTO THE STATE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............10 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 16 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...1100 AKDT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN ISOLATED RAIN  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....2300 AKDT.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...1200 AKDT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
 
CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...PARK  
REQUESTED BY...TANANA ZONE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617175.5/AFG  
.DELDT 07/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TSHIELDS@BLM.GOV,MMATUSH@BLM.GOV,AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV  
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