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Spot Forecast for 279 Moldy...BLM-AFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
646 PM AKDT Fri Aug 8 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on August 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Showers are expected to begin tonight and persist into the
weekend as a low pressure building out to the west moves east.
Isolated thunderstorms are possible tonight as a westerly moving
cold front passes with a high chance of wetting rains tonight and
tomorrow. Winds at the surface are expected to shift from
southerly to westerly increasing to around 10 mph as the front
passes. Ridgetop winds will become breezy as well with similar
timing and directions as the surface, but increasing from 12 to 15
mph to around 25 mph with the frontal passage tonight. High
temperatures tomorrow will be close to 60, with a min RH in the
60% range.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (95-100 percent). Isolated thunderstorms
                    in the evening. Widespread rain showers through
                    the night.
CWR.................92 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......Isolated.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........99 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 10 to 12 mph begin the evening
                    before becoming southwest at 19 to 22 mph in the
                    early morning.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 8 mph.
Inversion setup.....No inversion.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Widespread rain
                    showers in the morning, then numerous rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................75 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 59.
Min humidity........67 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the west 7
                    to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds 16 to 18 mph begin the morning before
                    shifting southerly at 21 to 24 mph in the later
                    morning. After the passage of the front, the
                    winds become westerly at 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......2200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 14 mph.
Inversion burnoff...No inversion.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers.
CWR.................22 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Min temperature.....Around 44.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around 11 PM AKDT.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers.
CWR.................20 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 54.
Min humidity........59 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 6 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......2400 ft AGL increasing to 3800 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 7 AM AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 8 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in
the lower 60s. Southeast winds around 9 mph.

$$
Forecaster...LEWIS
Requested by...Galena Zone
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2518195.20/AFG
.DELDT 08/08/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@firenet.gov