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Spot Forecast for Kopshesut...Alaska Fire Service-Galena Dispatch
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
625 PM AKDT Mon Jun 8 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 AKDT on June 08.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...

Gusty northwesterly winds up to 30 mph are expected to diminish
through the evening, with a continued drying trend through the
same timeframe. While there will be plenty clear skies and daytime
heating through the morning hours of Wednesday, currently not expecting
temperatures to exceed the mid 50s on Tuesday, with decent recovery
to around 65% RH overnight on Tuesday night and light winds. Max
temperatures are expected to steady increase through the week, with
min RH values reaching near critical levels Tuesday and Wednesday.
Cloud cover Wednesday night into Thursday should help to moderate
the minimum RH on Thursday.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (20-30 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 30.
Max humidity........70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the
                    northwest around 5 mph overnight.
Ridgetop wind.......North winds 20 to 25 mph becoming less than
                    5 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL decreasing to 1000 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....North around 11 mph.
Inversion setup.....2300 AKDT.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (60-70 percent) then becoming
                    sunny (15-25 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 53.
Min humidity........26 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 8 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Mixing height.......1000 ft AGL increasing to 4800 ft AGL in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Inversion burnoff...0700 AKDT.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (0-10 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Min temperature.....Around 31.
Max humidity........63 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Ridgetop wind.......Southwest winds 6 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL decreasing to 400 ft AGL in the
                    late evening and overnight.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 7 mph.
Inversion setup.....2300 AKDT.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
CWR.................0 percent.
CWR25...............0 percent.
Tstm Coverage.......None (0 percent).
Max temperature.....Around 63.
Min humidity........29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 7 mph.
Ridgetop wind.......Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL increasing to 5900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 6 mph.
Inversion burnoff...0800 AKDT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs around 60. South
winds around 7 mph.
.FRIDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
Southwest winds around 6 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Light
winds.

$$
Forecaster...COMPTON
Requested by...Galena Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614999.8/AFG
.DELDT 06/08/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL akyfdc@firenet.gov,dwidmer@blm.gov