524  
FNAK79 PAFG 141535  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FWMP SARC...BLM-AFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
735 AM AKDT THU MAY 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 AKDT ON MAY 15.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
GENERALLY BENIGN WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LIGHT  
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST UP TO  
ABOUT 10 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SATURDAY AFTERNOON WINDS  
SHIFT TO SOUTHERLY AND WILL BE BRIEFLY GUSTY SATURDAY EVENING.  
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE MID 20S DURING THE DAY  
WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES IN THE 60S. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL  
RANGE BETWEEN THE MID TO UPPER 60S FALLING INTO THE 40S AT NIGHT.  
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION, INCLUDING THUNDERSTORMS, ARE ALMOST  
NON-EXISTENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. STARTING SUNDAY, THE PATTERN  
FAVORS WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH MILD SOUTHERLY FLOW.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS OCCASIONALLY  
GUSTING UP TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 4 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...0800 AKDT.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS OCCASIONALLY  
GUSTING UP TO 10 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO  
10 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....0100 AKDT.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, UP TO 15 MPH AT  
NIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...0900 AKDT.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
SUNDAY  
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
MONDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
TUESDAY  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER  
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...TROYKE  
REQUESTED BY...BEVIN PROTAS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2613624.0/AFG  
.DELDT 05/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BPROTAS@BLM.GOV  
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