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Spot Forecast for Doyon 26 Rig Incident...NOAA OR&R
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
603 AM AKST Wed Jan 28 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKST on January 28.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Blizzard conditions continue through around noon on Thursday,
then conditions begin to improve. By Friday morning, winds will be much lighter.
Temperatures will moderate today and remain between 0 and 10 below through
Saturday. Confidence remains high for much quieter weather this weekend with
just some light snow.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy (90-100 percent). Blowing snow.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 2 below.
Min humidity........68 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Breezy. East winds 30 to 31 mph with gusts to
                    around 43 mph.
Mixing height.......1300 ft AGL.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.
Snow level..........0 ft.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (65-75 percent). Blowing snow.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 6 below.
Max humidity........81 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Breezy. East winds 31 to 32 mph with gusts to
                    around 46 mph.
Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.
Snow level..........0 ft.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). Blowing snow in
                    the morning, then areas of blowing snow in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around zero.
Min humidity........70 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Breezy. East winds 25 to 31 mph with gusts to
                    around 43 mph.
Mixing height.......1400 ft AGL.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.
Snow level..........0 ft.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.FRIDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Areas of blowing snow in the evening. Slight
chance of snow. Lows around 8 below. Highs near zero. East winds
around 12 mph.
.SATURDAY...
Cloudy with slight chance of snow. Lows around 10 below. Highs
around 5 below. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15 below. Highs around 5 below.
Northeast winds around 9 mph.

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Forecaster...CHRIEST
Requested by...Liza Sanden
Type of request...HAZMAT
.TAG 2600993.4/AFG
.DELDT 01/28/26
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.EMAIL whittier.robert@epa.gov,huelskoetter.torri@epa.gov,kimberley.maher@alaska.gov,Chastity.Olemaun@north-slope.org,Stanfield.Brooks@epa.gov,liza.sanden@noaa.gov