982  
FNAK79 PAFG 171738  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR NENANA RIDGE...AK DFFP  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
938 AM AKDT THU SEP 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 AKDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DAYS OF WIDESPREAD RAINFALL HAVE LEFT SOILS WITH A RESPECTABLE AMOUNT  
OF WATER, PARTICULARLY FOR AREAS AT ELEVATION. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL  
LINGER THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THROUGH THURSDAY  
NIGHT, WITH DRIER WEATHER TO FOLLOW ON FRIDAY BEFORE CHANCES OF  
RAIN SHOWERS RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND.  
 
WINDS WILL BE ON A CONTINUING DOWNWARD TREND, BECOMING LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT OUT OF THE  
NE ON FRIDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER AROUND THE LOW TO MID  
50S, WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S. MINIMUM  
HUMIDITIES WILL HOVER AROUND 55-65%.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...9AM.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
INVERSION SETUP.....8PM.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...12PM (12 NOON).  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS  
IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS.    
MONDAY
 
 
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.  
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 

 
FORECASTER...SPANN  
REQUESTED BY...ERNEST PRAX  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2622036.0/AFG  
.DELDT 09/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ERNEST.PRAX@ALASKA.GOV  
 
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