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Spot Forecast for 412 Wheeler...BLM
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
950 AM AKDT Sun Jul 13 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1000 AKDT on July 13.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Saturday observations in the area highlighted max temps near 70,
with minimum RH near 30 percent. Winds were gusty out of the west-
northwest near 25 mph in the valleys. Thinking winds were gusting
to 30 mph at times along the prominent ridges of the Purcell
Mountains on the southern flank of the fire, with a convective
plume moving to the east-southeast.

For Sunday, expecting temperatures to reach the low 70s, with RH
near 35 percent. Winds through the boundary layer become more
southwesterly, with surface speeds largely remaining below 15mph,
and gusts near 20 to 30 mph along the upper ridges. With that
said, the fire exists in complex terrain with narrow
valleys/channels. Expect erratic surface winds through the lower
creek corridors of the Purcell Mountains with southwesterly
transport winds. We have higher confidence for thunderstorms south
of Huslia but keep a watchful eye to your south for developing
clouds.

Monday into Tuesday have much better chances for overcast skies,
widespread light rain, cooler temps, better RH, with winds out of
the south-southwest.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). Smoke late in the
                    morning. Haze through the day. Isolated showers
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................10 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Max temperature.....Around 72.
Min humidity........37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Light winds becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph gust to 25.
Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 9 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Likely already burning off.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Smoke in the
                    evening. Haze through the night. Areas of smoke
                    overnight. Scattered rain showers through the
                    night.
CWR.................30 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........96 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph becoming light.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 12mph  becoming light.
Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL decreasing to 500 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....South around 7 mph.
Inversion setup.....Near midnight.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Areas of smoke
                    in the morning. Haze through the day. Scattered
                    rain showers in the morning. Widespread rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................80 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......Isolated.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........64 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 18 mph.
Mixing height.......2100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 11 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Near 9am.

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Forecaster...PARK
Requested by...Galena Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2517915.0/AFG
.DELDT 07/13/25
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.EMAIL akyfdc@firenet.gov