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Spot Forecast for Aggie Creek/Himalaya Creek Fires...Northern Forestry Dispatch Center
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1219 AM AKDT Mon Aug 18 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on August 18.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front is beginning to move across the state, and should be
over the area this evening. This front will bring light rain
overnight tonight. Wetting rains are not anticipated with this
front, but temperatures are expected to cool down for Tuesday.
Winds will pick up from the west-southwest as the front
approaches. There will be a brief drying period on Wednesday, but
temperatures are expected to remain well below normal.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 62.
Min humidity........52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph in the morning
                    becoming light.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds around 5 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 3000 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 4 mph.
Inversion burnoff...1000 AKDT

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers in the evening, then rain likely
                    overnight.
CWR.................7 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Min temperature.....Around 49.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......3000 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 7 mph.
Inversion setup.....No inversion

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain likely in the
                    morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon.
CWR.................60 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 55.
Min humidity........71 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......2200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 8 mph.
Inversion burnoff...No inversion

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs
around 60. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around
60. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Cloudy with chance of rain. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the
lower 60s. Southwest winds around 7 mph.

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Forecaster...DENNIS
Requested by...Jim Jaminet
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519462.11/AFG
.DELDT 08/18/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nail.rafikov@alaska.gov,jordan.kelley@alaska.gov,jimjaminet@gmail.com,liz.wallace@alaska.gov,torrey.short@alaska.gov