397  
FNAK79 PAFG 091427  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KOPSHESUT...ALASKA FIRE SERVICE-GALENA DISPATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
627 AM AKDT TUE JUN 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JUNE 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING TODAY WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES MILD, SKIES  
CLEAR, AND LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THIS AFTERNOON WE WILL SEE  
RH VALUES NEAR CRITICAL THRESHOLD, BUT IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH  
LIGHT WINDS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S. WEDNESDAY WARMER AIR WILL  
MOVE INTO THE REGION, WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE 60S.  
WHILE RH VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE NEAR CRITICAL THRESHOLD, THEY  
COULD SEE RECOVERY IN THE EVENING AS CLOUDS BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE  
AREA. THESE CLOUDS WILL HELP TO MODERATE THE RH VALUES ON THURSDAY  
EVEN WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...0800 AKDT  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.  
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....2200 AKDT  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...0700 AKDT  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
THURSDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
 
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 

 
FORECASTER...DENNIS  
REQUESTED BY...GALENA DISPATCH  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2614999.9/AFG  
.DELDT 06/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DWIDMER@BLM.GOV,AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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