033  
FNAK79 PAFG 210238  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 076 HORNER...USWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
638 PM AKDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 AKDT ON MAY 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
RAIN SHOWERS MAY BECOME A BIT HEAVIER FROM 4AM THROUGH 10AM BUT  
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL ONLY BE AROUND 0.05". WITH A HEAVIER SHOWER,  
TOTALS UP TO 0.10" ARE POSSIBLE AT THE FIRE (20% CHANCE).  
OTHERWISE, MIN RHS WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES THURSDAY  
AFTERNOON BUT LOWER TO NEAR 25% ON FRIDAY. SURFACE WINDS REMAIN  
MOSTLY LIGHT BUT INCREASE SLIGHTLY TO AROUND 5 MPH FROM THE  
SOUTHWEST EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.  
AN IMPORTANT NOTE IS THAT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY INCREASES THIS  
WEEKEND AND ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO BRING ERRATIC  
WIND GUSTS.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
CWR.................23 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............10 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS TURN SOUTHWEST AT  
5 TO 10 MPH BY 10AM.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH  
AROUND 10PM.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
CWR.................2 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE MORNING,  
DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS.   
MEMORIAL DAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
60S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 

 
FORECASTER...BIANCO  
REQUESTED BY...MILITARY ZONE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2613976.4/AFG  
.DELDT 05/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV,JRAY@BLM.GOV,OSMITH709@GMAIL.COM  
 
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