


Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
129 FNAK79 PAFG 171455 AAA FWSAFG Spot Forecast for 135 Bachelor...UPDATED National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 655 AM AKDT Tue Jun 17 2025 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on June 17. If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather Service. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... UPDATED...meant to say "thunderstorm activity" instead of "fire activity" Warm, dry and breezy today with temperatures in the lower 70s, Min RH around 30 percent and wind from the northeast. Expect isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms will last through the evening then end overnight. Max RHs will recover to around 70 to 75 percent with winds becoming mostly light, especially at ridgetop level. Expect widely scattered storms tomorrow afternoon and evening with most thunderstorm activity remaining south of the fire. Winds will be from the north, less than 10 mph with min RHs around 30 percent. Any thunderstorm can come with frequent lightning, gusty erratic wind and briefly heavy rain. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent) then becoming partly sunny (50-60 percent). Areas of smoke in the afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. Tstm Coverage.......Isolated. Max temperature.....Around 72. Min humidity........30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 8 to 12 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......900 ft AGL increasing to 4400 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....East around 15 mph. Inversion burnoff...Around 11 AM AKDT. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Areas of smoke in the evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. CWR.................10 percent. Tstm Coverage.......Isolated. Min temperature.....Around 51. Max humidity........73 percent. Wind (20 ft)........East winds 3 to 6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Ridgetop wind.......Northeast winds becoming light from the north. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the evening. Mixing height.......4400 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....East around 9 mph. Inversion setup.....N/A. .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent). Scattered rain showers through the day. Isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. CWR.................10 percent. Tstm Coverage.......Widely Scattered. Max temperature.....Around 74. Min humidity........30 percent. Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 8 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Ridgetop wind.......North winds 3 to 6 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......500 ft AGL increasing to 5700 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....East around 7 mph. Inversion burnoff...N/A. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .JUNETEENTH... Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds. .FRIDAY... Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Light winds. .SATURDAY... Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. $$ Forecaster...BIANCO Requested by...Andrew Vey Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2516084.0/AFG .DELDT 06/17/25 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL kkdavis@blm.gov,melissafischer@blm.gov,akyfdc@firenet.gov