096  
FNAK79 PAFG 141437  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 404 - KONEDSIN MINNKOHWIN...USWFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
637 AM AKDT TUE JUL 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON JULY 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS, STATIONS AROUND THE KANUTI FLATS HAVE  
REPORTED TRACE RAIN TOTALS, WITH MORE SUBSTANTIAL RAINS SOUTHWEST  
OF THE AREA.  
 
TUESDAY, MORE OF THE SAME IS ANTICIPATED, WITH VERY LIGHT RAIN  
SHOWERS EXPECTED, MAYBE NOT ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN ANY DEEP DUFF  
HEAT BUT SURELY ENOUGH TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE FINE FUELS.  
EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECT TO BUILD BUT REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH.  
 
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING RAIN EXPANDS ITS COVERAGE  
ACROSS THE KANUTI FLATS, WITH GUIDANCE SUGGESTING RAINFALL TOTALS  
REACHING 0.20 TO 0.50 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING. EASTERLY WINDS  
VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST, INCREASING A BIT.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST 10 MPH  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...1200 AKDT  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......EAST WINDS 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....2200 AKDT  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................62 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............30 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTH 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...1000 AKDT  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY  
 
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
 
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
FORECASTER...PARK  
REQUESTED BY...TANANA ZONE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617175.7/AFG  
.DELDT 07/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TSHIELDS@BLM.GOV,MMATUSH@BLM.GOV,AKYFDC@FIRENET.GOV  
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