Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Fairbanks, AK

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Interior Alaska
National Weather Service Fairbanks, AK
120 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Key Messages...
-Scattered rain showers linger in Fortymile Country through
 Tuesday morning, with an additional 0.10- 0.25" of precipitation.
 Snow levels drop over the course of Monday night. Any showers
 could switch to non-accumulating snow above 1000-2000 ft.

-Temperatures cool over the next few days, with highs in the low
 50s on Monday dropping into the low-to-mid 40s by Wednesday.
 There is frost/freeze potential each night through at least
 midweek.

-Min RHs stay in the 50-60% range and winds remain light and
 variable through Wednesday.

AKZ935-211530-
Fortymile Country-
Including the cities of Eagle, Chicken,
and the Taylor Highway north of MP 9
120 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.Above 3000 ft...
                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy (90%)  Mcldy (90%)  Mcldy (80%)  Mcldy (80%)
Precip Type           Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     70           80           80           50
CWR                   30           20           20           10
CWR25                 0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) None (0)     None (0)     None (0)     None (0)
Temp (24h trend)      31 (-3)      44 (+3)      29           43
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+4)     79 (-6)      100          63
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW 3-7       Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          1800         400          2100
Transport Wnd (mph)   NE  5        SW  9        W  7         W  9
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    2000         16200        2800         18900

Remarks...Snow levels remain below 3000 ft though Tuesday, except
for along the Canadian border, where they linger slightly above
the 3000 ft line.

.Below 3000 ft...
                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy (80%)  Mcldy (80%)  Mcldy (80%)  Mcldy (80%)
Precip Type           Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     70           70           80           70
CWR                   30           20           20           10
CWR25                 0            10           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) None (0)     None (0)     None (0)     None (0)
Temp (24h trend)      33 (-2)      49 (+3)      30           46
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+5)     69 (-10)     100          57
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          1900         400          2200
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  6        SW  8        W  6         W  8
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    2400         15200        2400         17600

Remarks... Snow levels will be in the 500-2500 ft range for most
of the region starting Monday night.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 50.
East winds around 5 mph.

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AKZ936-211530-
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
120 PM AKDT Sun Sep 20 2026

.East of Tanacross...
                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy (70%)  Mcldy (70%)  Pcldy (70%)  Pcldy (60%)
Precip Type           Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    None
Chance Precip (%)     30           50           20           0
CWR                   10           10           10           0
CWR25                 0            0            0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) None (0)     None (0)     None (0)     None (0)
Temp (24h trend)      32 (-3)      53 (+5)      28           49
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+6)     51 (-12)     99           51
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      SW 3-7 G20   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      S 3-7 G23    Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          2200         300          2500
Transport Wnd (mph)   W  6         S  7         W  6         W  7
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    2400         15400        1800         17500

Remarks...Snow levels will be in the 1500-3000 ft range Monday
night into Tuesday.

.West of Tanacross...
                      Tonight      Mon          Mon Night    Tue

Cloud Cover           Mcldy (80%)  Mcldy (90%)  Mcldy (90%)  Mcldy (80%)
Precip Type           Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain    Snow/Rain
Chance Precip (%)     50           70           70           40
CWR                   30           30           30           10
CWR25                 10           10           0            0
Chance of Thunder (%) None (0)     None (0)     None (0)     None (0)
Temp (24h trend)      33 (-3)      47 (-1)      29           43
RH % (24h trend)      100 (+10)    71 (+3)      100          63
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          1700         800          2100
Transport Wnd (mph)   NW  5        S  5         NW  5        NW  8
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    2000         8500         4000         16800

Remarks...Snow levels will be in the 500-1500 ft range Monday
night into Tuesday.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
lower 40s. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the
upper 40s. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 50.
East winds around 5 mph.

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