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Spot Forecast for 353 Cone...USWFS
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
733 AM AKDT Tue Jul 7 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0800 AKDT on July 07.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
Pressure drops near the fire today allowing more frequent
thunderstorms and showers to move into the area. These storms will
be wet, but the showery nature of the precipitation limits
chances of wetting rains. Winds will be mostly light and favor the
east with the largest wind threat coming from thunderstorm
outflows Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures remain similar to
Monday today and decrease slightly Wednesday. Temperatures cool
further Thursday. RH similarly remains relatively similar to
yesterday today, increases Wednesday, and then increases further
Thursday.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Scattered
                    showers through the day. Scattered
                    thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................11 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......Sct (30 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Ridgetop wind.......East winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 5000 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 6 mph.
Inversion burnoff...10am.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Scattered
                    thunderstorms in the evening. Scattered rain
                    showers through the night.
CWR.................10 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......Sct (30 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 56.
Max humidity........81 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the north
                    around 5 mph overnight. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Ridgetop wind.......East wind around 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening.
Mixing height.......4000 ft AGL decreasing to 300 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....East around 7 mph.
Inversion setup.....10pm.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Scattered rain
                    showers in the morning. Scattered thunderstorms
                    through the day. Rain showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................19 percent.
CWR25...............10 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......Sct (30 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 75.
Min humidity........46 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southeast around 6 mph in
                    the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL increasing to 3300 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph.
Inversion burnoff...1pm. Overnight showers allow for a weaker inversion
                    to last longer throughout the morning.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy with showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in
the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds around 8 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds around 9 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Cloudy with chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper
60s. South winds around 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...STOKES
Requested by...Dustin Widmer
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616761.6/AFG
.DELDT 07/07/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL AKYFDC@firenet.gov,Dwidmer@blm.gov