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FNAK79 PAFG 211716  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 2025...BLM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
916 AM AKDT TUE OCT 21 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 AKDT ON OCTOBER 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING SOME WEAK  
DISTURBANCES ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE THIS WEEK. WE WILL SEE CLOUDY  
SKIES REMAIN FROM THIS AS WELL AS SNOW CHANCES TO CONTINUE.  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON A QUICK SHOT OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE  
AREA BRINGING UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE AREA. THE END OF THE  
WEEK ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.  
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE A SMALL COOLING TREND THROUGH THE  
WEEK, BUT WILL REMAIN NEAR FREEZING. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT  
ACROSS THE TERRAIN WITH WINDS BELOW 10 MPH.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.  
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 4 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...N/A  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....N/A  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...N/A  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID  
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
 
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS  
AROUND 30. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
 
CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS  
IN THE UPPER 20S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...DENNIS  
REQUESTED BY...KRIS DUDLEY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2524106.0/AFG  
.DELDT 10/21/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KDUDLEY@BLM.GOV  
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