201  
FNAK77 PAJK 081318  
FWSAJK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BOULDER...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
518 AM AKDT SAT AUG 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON AUGUST 08.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (907) 790-6824, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
OVERCAST SKIES CONTINUE TODAY WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT DRIZZLE  
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY SATURDAY. ANY LINGERING RAIN CHANCES  
DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, ANY RAIN THAT DOES MANAGE FALL  
NEAR THE SPOT FORECAST SITE WILL BE LIGHT WITH NEAR NEGLIGIBLE  
AMOUNTS. HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY,  
REACHING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S. STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON LIKELY 10 MPH OR LESS WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES INTO THE  
UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S EXPECTED. LOOKING TOWARDS SUNDAY, EXPECTING  
SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DRIER CONDITIONS, TEMPERATURES  
INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES INTO THE LOW 40S TO  
MID 40S POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY  
MORNING AS IT MOVES SW OUT OF THE YUKON, HOWEVER FORECAST  
CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW IN THAT SCENARIO GIVEN UNFAVORABLE  
DIRECTION OF INCOMING SYSTEM AND LIKELY DRYING FROM RAIN SHADOWING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........92 92 92 84 84 84 80 80 80 79 79  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............54 57 61 63 64 65 66 68 67 68 68  
RH..............88 78 68 63 61 58 56 54 55 54 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N SE SE SE SE SE SE E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.3 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 1 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........79 77 79 80  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10  
TEMP............67 62 57 55  
RH..............60 71 86 91  
20 FT WIND......E 2G8 E 2G8 N 1G7 N 0G6  
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1300 300 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 S 3 SW 2 W 2  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE  
OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE WIND 5 MPH OR LESS, THEN  
SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE  
MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........74 79 79 79 75 75 75 68 68 68 58 58  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............53 55 59 64 66 69 70 73 75 75 76 75  
RH..............92 92 83 70 64 59 55 51 47 48 47 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W NE NE NE E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.1 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5  
 

 
FORECASTER...MORGAN  
REQUESTED BY...S RAMIREZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619197.1/AJK  
.DELDT 08/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AKTNFC@FIRENET.GOV,SAM.RAMIREZ@USDA.GOV  
 
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