Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK
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FNAK53 PAFG 172149
FWFAFG
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Interior Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK
149 PM AKDT Thu Sep 17 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Key Messages...
- Showers in Fortymile Country diminish Thursday evening before a
weak front brings scattered showers Friday evening into Friday
night.
- A secondary front brings another round of showers Saturday night
into Sunday.
- Highs remain in the 50s for valley locations and 40s at higher
elevations through Saturday, with minimum RH values holding
between 40 and 50 percent.
AKZ935-181600-
Fortymile Country-
Including the cities of Eagle, Chicken,
and the Taylor Highway north of MP 9
149 PM AKDT Thu Sep 17 2026
.Above 3000 ft...
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy (60%) Pcldy (50%) Mcldy (90%) Mcldy (80%)
Precip Type Showers None Showers Showers
Chance Precip (%) 10 0 40 30
CWR 10 0 10 10
CWR25 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) None (0) None (0) None (0) None (0)
Temp (24h trend) 29 (-5) 50 (+6) 30 50
RH % (24h trend) 99 (+1) 57 (-13) 100 53
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var E 3-7 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 4-8 Lgt/Var SW 3-7
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 400 2500 400 2400
Transport Wnd (mph) S 8 SE 13 E 8 SW 13
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 3200 32500 3200 31200
Remarks...None.
.Below 3000 ft...
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy (60%) Pcldy (50%) Mcldy (80%) Mcldy (80%)
Precip Type Showers None Showers Showers
Chance Precip (%) 20 0 40 30
CWR 10 0 10 10
CWR25 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) None (0) None (0) None (0) None (0)
Temp (24h trend) 30 (-7) 56 (+7) 32 55
RH % (24h trend) 98 (+2) 52 (-12) 99 47
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 3-7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 400 2600 400 2400
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 7 SE 12 SE 7 S 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2800 31200 2800 24000
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with rain showers likely and a chance of snow
showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Lows
around 30. Highs in the mid 40s. Light winds.
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AKZ936-181600-
Upper Tanana Valley-
Including the cities of Tok, Tanacross, Tetlin, Northway, Alcan,
the Alaska Highway east of MP 1392,
the Taylor Highway south of MP 9,
and the Tok Cutoff north of MP 105
149 PM AKDT Thu Sep 17 2026
.East of Tanacross...
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy (50%) Pcldy (60%) Mcldy (80%) Pcldy (70%)
Precip Type None Showers Showers Showers
Chance Precip (%) 0 40 30 20
CWR 0 10 10 10
CWR25 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) None (0) None (0) None (0) None (0)
Temp (24h trend) 30 (-8) 54 (+3) 31 56
RH % (24h trend) 96 (+9) 53 (-2) 98 47
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var E 3-7 S 3-7 G25 SE 3-7
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 400 2400 300 2000
Transport Wnd (mph) S 6 E 9 SW 8 S 9
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2400 21600 2400 18000
Remarks...None.
.West of Tanacross...
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy (50%) Pcldy (60%) Mcldy (90%) Mcldy (70%)
Precip Type Showers Showers Showers Showers
Chance Precip (%) 20 30 30 20
CWR 10 10 10 10
CWR25 0 0 0 0
Chance of Thunder (%) None (0) None (0) None (0) None (0)
Temp (24h trend) 31 (-6) 54 (+4) 32 54
RH % (24h trend) 97 (-1) 48 (-8) 97 46
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SE 3-7 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 400 2400 400 2300
Transport Wnd (mph) SE 7 SE 13 SE 6 S 10
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2800 31200 2400 23000
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
40s. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. Lows in
the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows in the
upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around 5 mph.
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