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FNAK79 PAFG 161400
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SPOT FORECAST FOR MID WDP FWAMP...USWFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
600 AM AKDT FRI OCT 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
FOLLOWING BREEZY WINDS YESTERDAY, WINDS HAVE LESSENED AND CLEARER
SKIES HAVE ALLOWED FOR A SHALLOW INVERSION TO DEVELOP AS OF
FRIDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN PREDOMINANTLY DRY THIS
MORNING, WITH INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN THIS AFTERNOON THAT WILL
TRANSITION TO SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT RAIN/SNOW AMOUNTS
EXPECTED. AS A WEAK FRONT WORKS SOUTHEAST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING BRINGING THE BETTER SNOW CHANCES, IT WILL ALSO LEAD TO AN
UPTICK IN SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. PROGRESSIVELY DRIER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN THROUGHOUT
THE DAY SATURDAY AS DRIER AND COLDER AIR BUILDS IN OUT OF THE
WEST, WITH LIGHTER WINDS RETURNING FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN/SNOW IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39 TO 43 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 1100 AKDT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW LIKELY
OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................25 PERCENT.
CWR25...............10 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27 TO 31 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
INVERSION SETUP.....AROUND 1800 AKDT.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY IN THE
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34 TO 38 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING,
INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING,
INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...AROUND 1000 AKDT.
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. LIGHT WINDS.
FORECASTER...MACKAY
REQUESTED BY...BEVIN PROTAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622927.10/AFG
.DELDT 10/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BPROTAS@BLM.GOV
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