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Spot Forecast for Kopshesut...Alaska Fire Service-Galena Dispatch
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
620 PM AKDT Sat Jun 6 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on June 06.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
This evening and tonight remains dry with RHs increasing from 50%
to nearly 80%. There is a chance for a shower Sunday afternoon
but the greatest likelihood is Sunday evening and overnight as a
front moves over the fire. Precipitation amounts will be around
0.05" to 0.15" Sunday night. With cold air moving in, the rain may
mix with snow. Otherwise, any showers that linger into Monday
morning will end by the afternoon. Temperatures remain cool with
highs in the 40s and lows around freezing. Min RHs will be high on
Sunday, near 60%, but lower on Monday to the 30-40% range. Winds
will be predominantly from the southwest through Sunday night then
shift north/northwest by midday Monday and strengthen up to 20
mph at times through Monday afternoon.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 32.
Max humidity........78 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 9 to 12 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 12 to 18 mph.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL decreasing to 1600 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....West around 12 mph.
Inversion setup.....Around midnight.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (85-95 percent). A chance of rain
                    showers in the afternoon.
CWR.................7 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 46.
Min humidity........57 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 9 to 13 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 14 to 18 mph.
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 12 mph.
Inversion burnoff...Around 0700 AKDT.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Rain showers likely
                    during the evening and slight chance of snow
                    showers overnight.
CWR.................50 percent.
CWR25...............10 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 30.
Max humidity........85 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 9 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest 8 to 12 mph.
Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 9 mph.
Inversion setup.....No inversion.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent). Snow showers and
                    rain showers likely in the morning.
CWR.................15 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 43.
Min humidity........34 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 12 to 20 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 8 to 12 mph early in the morning,
                    shifting to north winds 15 to 20 mph by midday.
Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL increasing to 5000 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....North around 14 mph.
Inversion burnoff...No inversion.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.TUESDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s.
West winds around 9 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Warmer. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the lower
60s. Southwest winds around 7 mph.
.THURSDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. South
winds around 6 mph.

$$
Forecaster...BIANCO
Requested by...Galena Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614999.4/AFG
.DELDT 06/06/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dwidmer@blm.gov,akyfdc@firenet.gov