Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
822
FNAK51 PAFC 300012
FWFAER
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
412 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Slight chance of wet thunderstorms across the northern portions
of Copper River Basin this afternoon and evening. Otherwise,
trending warmer and drier, with southeasterly winds through Copper
River Valley in the afternoons and evenings. By Monday, daytime
highs warm into the 70s, though min RH should remain above 30%.
AKZ741-301730-
NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...PAXSON
412 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY CLOUDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE RAIN NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 30 20
TEMP (24H TREND) 30-31 (-23) 54-58 (-1) 35-38 57-62
RH % (24H TREND) 91-93 (+16) 44-47 (-13) 86-90 44-50
20FTWND(MPH) W 5-12 SW 2-5 LGT/VAR S 3-6
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3998 4030
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 SW 9
CWR 10 0 0 0
TSTM COVERAGE ISOLATED NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37054 40300
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ742-301730-
WESTERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...NELCHINA...TOLSONA...MENDELTNA
412 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 32-35 (-18) 55-59 (+1) 39-40 57-63
RH % (24H TREND) 84-91 (+10) 41-45 (-10) 71-84 41-48
20FTWND(MPH) W 3-11 G19 LGT/VAR S 0-5 S 2-8
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4032 4344
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 7 S 8
CWR 10 0 0 0
TSTM COVERAGE ISOLATED NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30507 40029
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ743-301730-
CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...GLENNALLEN...GAKONA...COPPER CENTER
412 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 32-33 (-23) 59-61 (-2) 38-39 63-65
RH % (24H TREND) 91-94 (+26) 40-46 (-10) 78-83 40-43
20FTWND(MPH) SW 3-9 S 4-9 G17 S 4-9 G17 S 7-13 G24
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3958 4422
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 9 S 12
CWR 10 0 0 0
TSTM COVERAGE ISOLATED NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 37678 58632
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ744-301730-
ERNESTINE-
INCLUDING...TONSINA...46 MILE
412 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33-35 (-18) 56-63 (+3) 37-40 57-64
RH % (24H TREND) 88-95 (+11) 37-45 (-24) 69-80 41-51
20FTWND(MPH) S 3-13 G21 S 2-9 S 3-10 S 3-13 G20
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3533 3976
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 10 S 13
CWR 10 0 0 0
TSTM COVERAGE ISOLATED NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 31061 43197
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
$$
AKZ749-301730-
SOUTHERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...KENNY LAKE...CHITINA
412 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 34-37 (-20) 59-65 (+2) 39-41 61-67
RH % (24H TREND) 88-93 (+16) 41-46 (-17) 68-75 40-46
20FTWND(MPH) SW 2-9 SE 4-9 G17 S 4-9 G17 SE 6-12 G23
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4005 4337
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 8 S 9
CWR 10 0 0 0
TSTM COVERAGE ISOLATED NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 26935 45485
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ750-301730-
TOK CUTOFF-
INCLUDING...CHISTOCHINA...SLANA...MENTASTA LAKE...NABESNA
412 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 33-35 (-17) 56-61 (-6) 36-38 60-65
RH % (24H TREND) 84-93 (+13) 40-47 (-4) 73-86 38-45
20FTWND(MPH) W 4-12 W 2-7 W 0-6 W 2-9
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3778 4658
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 SW 12
CWR 10 0 0 0
TSTM COVERAGE ISOLATED NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 42385 64957
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
AKZ751-301730-
MCCARTHY-
INCLUDING...MCCARTHY
412 PM AKDT Fri Aug 29 2025
TONIGHT SAT SAT NIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHWRS NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 0 0 0
TEMP (24H TREND) 36-38 (-14) 57-66 (0) 35-38 58-67
RH % (24H TREND) 88-93 (0) 37-49 (-19) 57-73 35-49
20FTWND(MPH) SW 3-11 G20 S 1-5 SE 0-5 SE 1-7
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 3451 3768
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 6 S 7
CWR 0 0 0 0
TSTM COVERAGE NONE NONE NONE NONE
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 30530 37680
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$