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Spot Forecast for Doyon 26 Rig Incident...NOAA OR&R
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
617 AM AKST Thu Jan 29 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 AKST on January 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Blizzard conditions continue through around 1500 this afternoon
before winds ease slightly. This should allow visibility to come up to around
1 mile through tonight, though there will still be blowing snow through tonight.
Conditions on Friday and Saturday look to be quieter with improved visibility.
Winds begin to increase again on Sunday, and a return of blizzard conditions
are possible by Monday. These conditions will likely be persistent as well as
a strong Arctic high continues to bring easterly winds across the entire
Arctic Coast.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Blowing
                    snow. Blizzard conditions improving after around 1500 this
afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 1 below.
Min humidity........70 percent.
Surface winds (mph).East winds 23 to 29 mph.
Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.
Snow level..........0 ft.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (50-60 percent). Areas of blowing snow.
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 8 below.
Max humidity........79 percent.
Surface winds (mph).East winds 16 to 21 mph.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.
Snow level..........0 ft.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (50-60 percent).
Chance of pcpn......10 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 2 below.
Min humidity........72 percent.
Surface winds (mph).Northeast winds 8 to 13 mph.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL.
Snowfall amount.....0.0 inches.
Snow level..........0 ft.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.SATURDAY...
Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Lows around 10 below.
Highs around 3 below. Northeast winds around 7 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Mostly cloudy with slight chance of snow. Lows around 13 below.
Highs around 6 below. Northeast winds around 12 mph.
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Lows around 21 below. Highs around 15 below.
Northeast winds around 17 mph.

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Forecaster...CHRIEST
Requested by...Liza Sanden
Type of request...HAZMAT
.TAG 2600993.5/AFG
.DELDT 01/29/26
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.EMAIL liza.sanden@noaa.gov,Stanfield.Brooks@epa.gov,huelskoetter.torri@epa.gov,whittier.robert@epa.gov,kimberley.maher@alaska.gov,Chastity.Olemaun@north-slope.org