786  
FNAK79 PAFG 061454  
FWSAFG  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TATLANIKA...DOF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK  
654 AM AKDT THU AUG 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON AUGUST 06.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
RELATIVELY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY. LIGHT WINDS  
FROM THE SOUTHWEST ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 10 MPH  
POSSIBLE. A LOW WEST OF THE FIRE MOVES NORTHEAST THURSDAY THROUGH  
FRIDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES, HIGHER MINIMUM RH VALUES, AND  
SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS TO THE AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE  
SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BEFORE DECREASING ONCE  
MORE LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES CONTINUE  
SATURDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY WARMING ONCE MORE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. NO  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CWR.................1 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...10AM.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN  
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................4 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.  
INVERSION SETUP.....11PM.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED RAIN  
SHOWERS.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
CWR25...............0 PERCENT.  
TSTM COVERAGE.......NONE (0 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
RIDGETOP WIND.......WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200 FT AGL IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
INVERSION BURNOFF...2PM.  
   
FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5
 
   
SATURDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND  
70. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
MONDAY
 
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. LIGHT  
WINDS.  
 

 
FORECASTER...STOKES  
REQUESTED BY...DANE SMIGLESKI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619083.0/AFG  
.DELDT 08/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DANE.SMIGLESKI@ALASKA.GOV  
 
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