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Spot Forecast for 7 Mile Lookout...Northern Forestry Dispatch Center
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1222 AM AKDT Tue Aug 19 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on August 19.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

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.DISCUSSION...
An arctic front will continue to move east today, keeping rain
showers in the area through tonight. Behind this front there will
be a brief warming and drying trend as high pressure builds to the
west. Temperatures will warm to the low 60s, but minimum RH values
should remain above 45%. These conditions will be from Wednesday
to Saturday. Winds are anticipated to turn northwesterly and
strengthen by 4pm this afternoon. The winds at 20ft shouldn`t be
strong, but ridgetop winds could see some gusts up to 15 mph at
times. The winds will then weaken before sunrise Thursday.
.Tuesday...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain showers likely.
CWR.................24 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 58.
Min humidity........69 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds, becoming Northwest 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds, becoming Northwest 7 to 11 mph with
gusts up to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...1000 AKDT

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). Rain showers likely in
                    the evening, then chance of rain showers
                    overnight.
CWR.................40 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Min temperature.....Around 42.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 7 to 11 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph.
Inversion setup.....2300 AKDT

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Chance of rain
                    showers in the morning, then slight chance of
                    rain showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................13 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 60.
Min humidity........50 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 7 mph in the morning
                    becoming light.
Ridgetop wind.......Northwest winds 7 to 11 mph.
Mixing height.......2700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 8 mph.
Inversion burnoff...1200 AKDT

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the lower 60s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Light winds.
$$
Forecaster...DENNIS
Requested by...Clinton Northway
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2519697.5/AFG
.DELDT 08/19/25
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.EMAIL jessi.morse@alaska.gov,liz.wallace@alaska.gov,clinton.northway@tananachiefs.org