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Spot Forecast for Tatlanika...DOF
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
616 AM AKDT Wed Aug 12 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKDT on August 12.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...A ridge of high pressure dominates the weather over
the region, causing conditions to be warm and dry through the week
with high temperatures increasing to the upper 70s to lower 80s for
mid-to-late week. Minimum RH values will generally be in the 30
to 40% range with values lowering as we progress through the weekend.
Winds will remain light through the forecast period.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Haze through the
                    day.
CWR.................2 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......South wind around 5 mph becoming north.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL increasing to 4200 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....South around 4 mph.
Inversion burnoff...11am.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (30-40 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent).
CWR.................3 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 55.
Max humidity........82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......North wind 5-10 mph becoming south.
Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 7 mph.
Inversion setup.....10pm.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (75-85 percent).
CWR.................1 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 79.
Min humidity........43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Ridgetop wind.......South wind 5-10 mph becoming north.
Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL increasing to 3900 ft AGL late in
                    the afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 6 mph.
Inversion burnoff...11am.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 70s.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs around 80. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
Light winds.

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Forecaster...CHAMBERS
Requested by...Dane Smigleski
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2619083.6/AFG
.DELDT 08/12/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dnr.dffp.nfdc@alaska.gov,Teresa.rose@alaska.gov,dane.smigleski@alaska.gov