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Spot Forecast for 7 Mile Lookout...SOA/DOF
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
1218 AM AKDT Wed Aug 27 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on August 27.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Warm and dry conditions will continue as high pressure is to the
southeast of the fire. Temperatures will remain seasonable with
temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. Some lower elevation spots
could hit 70. Minimum RH values should remain above 40% as
moisture is being brought in from Southcentral. Winds are expected
to continue today, ridgetop winds could gust up to 20 mph. With
clear skies these winds could mix down to the surface.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (20-30 percent) then becoming partly
                    sunny (60-70 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 16 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL increasing to 4000 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (70-80 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain overnight.
CWR.................1 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Min temperature.....Around 46.
Max humidity........82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 14 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Souhtwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......2500 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 18 mph.
Inversion setup.....N/A

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain in the morning.
CWR.................2 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 68.
Min humidity........43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......South winds around 10 mph.
Mixing height.......2000 ft AGL increasing to 3000 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 11 mph.
Inversion burnoff...N/A

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy with rain likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in
the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy with chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s. Highs
in the upper 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy with slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...DENNIS
Requested by...Jordan Kelley
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2520421.4/AFG
.DELDT 08/27/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jessi.morse@alaska.gov,liz.wallace@alaska.gov,jordan.kelley@alaska.gov