049  
FNAK71 PAFC 070330  
FWSAER  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MASTADON FIRE...DIVISION OF FORESTRY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK  
730 PM AKDT SAT JUN 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 AKDT ON JUNE 06.    
DISCUSSION  
 
SCATTERED CLOUD COVER THIS EVENING IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE  
OVERNIGHT WITH MAINLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS THROUGH  
THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. AN ISOLATED SHOWER IS  
POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE EVENING; HOWEVER, ANY SHOWER DEVELOPMENT  
WILL LIKELY BE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS  
ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE BEST CHANCE EAST OF  
THE FORECAST AREA, FARTHER UP THE FOOTHILLS OF THE TALKEETNA  
MOUNTAINS. EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS TO INCREASE THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH WINDS  
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY  
MORNING HOURS. COOLER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH HIGHER RH VALUES  
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT THROUGH LATE EVENING.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTS TO 15 MPH THROUGH LATE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3500 FT IN THE EVENING FALLING TO  
AROUND 500 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.02 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........42 42 30 30 30 49 49 49 80 80  
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............59 58 56 53 50 49 47 46 46 44  
RH..............50 52 54 57 63 64 72 73 75 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 10 10 7 7 7 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 13 9 9 9 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.4 2.5 1.5 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 9 9 9 6 6 6 5 5  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 900 FT IN THE MORNING RISING TO AROUND  
3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........80 83 71 84  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10  
TEMP............45 49 52 54  
RH..............76 70 65 62  
20 FT WIND......S 3G6 SW 2G5 NW 2G5 W 5G6  
MIX HGT (FT)....900 900 3300 3300  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 SW 5 SW 8 S 10  
   
SUNDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SCATTERED RAIN  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................8 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO  
30 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 3000 FT IN THE EVENING FALLING TO  
AROUND 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.04 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........92 93 91 93  
WEATHER COV.....ISOLTD S CHC S CHC SCTTRD  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
CWR.............0 0 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 30  
TEMP............55 53 47 43  
RH..............61 64 73 81  
20 FT WIND......SW 7G8 S 10G13 S 7G10 S 5G7  
MIX HGT (FT)....2900 2900 1000 1000  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 12 S 10 S 10  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN ISOLATED RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................8 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS  
TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT IN THE MORNING RISING TO  
3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.05 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........93 96 96 96 88 88 88 68 68 68 69 69  
WEATHER COV.....SCT SCT SCT SCT ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30  
TEMP............42 44 45 47 48 50 51 52 53 54 54 55  
RH..............82 79 78 76 75 73 70 67 66 65 65 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 3.2 3.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 12 12 12 13 13 13 15 15  
 
 
FORECASTER...MARKLE  
REQUESTED BY...IC ERVIN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2614947.5/AER  
.DELDT 06/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DOF.ACDC.DISPATCH@ALASKA.GOV  
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