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Spot Forecast for 2025 Eagle RX...BLM
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
509 AM AKDT Mon Oct 27 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 AKDT on October 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Calm conditions expected with no snow expected. Clouds diminish
through Tuesday. Calm winds shift southeasterly this evening and
increase slightly which will increase ventilation rates, although
they remain poor. Temperatures cool slightly through the end of
the week. Strong inversions are likely to develop under clearer
skies which may reduce temperatures even further. Weaker
inversions are likely to be present even with clouds.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 24.
Min humidity........84 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 3 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Inversion does not burnoff. Weakest at 4pm.
Ventilation rate....0900: Poor: 1.2 kt-ft (x1000)
Ventilation rate....1400: Poor: 1.5 kt-ft (x1000)
Ventilation rate....2000: Poor: 2.0 kt-ft (x1000)

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 12.
Max humidity........98 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 8 mph.
Inversion setup.....Surface inversion strengthens at 6pm.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 24.
Min humidity........82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...3pm.
Ventilation rate....0900: Poor: 3.2 kt-ft (x1000)
Ventilation rate....1400: Poor: 3.6 kt-ft (x1000)
Ventilation rate....2000: Poor: 2.1 kt-ft (x1000)

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 8. Highs in the lower 20s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy with chance of snow showers. Lows around 9. Highs
in the lower 20s. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow showers. Lows around 10.
Highs in the lower 20s. East winds around 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...STOKES
Requested by...Ben Ferguson
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2523983.6/AFG
.DELDT 10/27/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brjferguson@gmail.com,pbaker@blm.gov,a1smith@blm.gov,bferguson@blm.gov