503  
FNAK77 PAJK 091345  
FWSAJK  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BOULDER...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK  
545 AM AKDT SUN AUG 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 AKDT ON AUGUST 09.  
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  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES CONTINUE NEAR THE SPOT LOCATION THIS MORNING  
WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 50S AND HUMIDITIES IN THE 90S  
EXPECT TEMPERATURE S TO TREND WARMER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON,  
REACHING THE LOW TO MID 70S WITH A FEW MORE BREAKS IN THE CLOUD  
COVER AND MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. WINDS STAY  
LIGHT THROUGH THE DAY, BECOMING EASTERLY 5 TO 10 MPH FOR A FEW  
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
A WEAK SYSTEM PUSHES IN FROM THE YUKON THIS AFTERNOON AND  
EVENING, BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, 20 TO 30  
PERCENT OR LESS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. CANNOT RULE OUT A THUNDERSTORM  
NEAR THE HAINES BORDER CROSSING AND INTO THE YUKON FOR A FEW HOURS  
THIS AFTERNOON. CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM TO HIGH THAT NO ORGANIZED  
RAIN DEVELOPS OVER THE SPOT.RH VALUES RECOVER TO AROUND 90 PERCENT  
OR HIGHER TONIGHT, WITH A SIMILAR PATTERN REPEATING MONDAY.  
 
LOOKING AHEAD, FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS INCREASE THROUGH THE END OF  
THE WEEK AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE LOW 80S WITH NO SIGNIFICANT  
RAIN EXPECTED AND MINIMUM RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE LOW 30S BY  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS NEAR THE SPOT ARE FORECAST TO STAY LIGHT  
THROUGH THE WEEK, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........66 66 66 52 52 52 52 52 52 67 67  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............55 59 63 66 69 71 73 75 75 75 75  
RH..............89 80 67 61 56 52 49 45 45 45 47  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.4 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.  
CWR.................5 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM  
SKY (%).........67 73 78 78  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........S CHC S CHC  
CWR.............10 10 10 10  
TEMP............73 65 60 57  
RH..............53 70 90 92  
20 FT WIND......S 5G10 S 2G8 SW 1G7 W 1G7  
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1400 300 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5 N 3 N 2 N 3  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................7 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (AKDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........72 58 58 58 54 54 54 53 53 53 61 61  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
TEMP............55 57 61 66 69 71 73 76 78 77 77 76  
RH..............92 90 79 66 59 54 49 45 41 42 42 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW E E E N N N E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW N N N SE SE SE S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5  
 
 
FORECASTER...MORGAN  
REQUESTED BY...S RAMIREZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2619197.3/AJK  
.DELDT 08/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AKTNFC@FIRENET.GOV,SAM.RAMIREZ@USDA.GOV  
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